Making Queens!
Buckfast Breeder Queen In my area, we are entering the busiest time of the beekeeping…
Tag: Michael Palmer
Nucleus Power!
Polystyrene Nucs (Denrosa Apiaries) A nucleus hive, customarily called a "nuc" is just a little…
Dreaming of 2020
Mike Palmer moving a barrel of honey I often like to have some theme for…
Winter Survival
Murray McGregor shows a winter cluster How this Walrus does it I harvested my last…
Hive Ventilation
Air Conditioning There are many things in beekeeping which cause furious debate. One part of…
Keeping High Standards
The Walrus makes great honey! It's that time of the year when it's time for…
Mistakes!
The Fool In beekeeping, as in life, everybody makes mistakes. Even bees occasionally make them.…
The Voice of Michael Palmer
Me and Michael Palmer near Lake Champlain Sorry about the audio quality on this clip;…
Bee Boles and Blarney
Gate to walled garden at Dromoland Last week I hopped over the Irish Sea for…
Bee Farmers: What do you fear?
Extracts from my interviews with bee farmers about the main threats to their livelihood
Are Your Queens Majestic?
Anybody who has been reading my blog for a while will no doubt form the…