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Nucleus colony
1 Dec 20 Walrus

Nucleus Colonies

Nucleus Colony in Winter (Murray McGregor) As many say in the beekeeping world, ask ten…
Making Nucs
Mike Palmer's Cell Builders
4 Aug 20 Walrus

Better Bees

Mike Palmer's Cell Builders Humans (and walruses) are part of the natural world. We are…
Bee Breeding and Genetics
Frame of Sealed Brood
20 Aug 19 Walrus

Pragmatism or Xenophobia?

Frame of Sealed Brood Beekeeping is Local Maybe I am naive or just positive and…
Learning From the Best
Mike Palmer and his truck
16 Jan 19 Walrus

Visit to French Hill Apiaries

Mike Palmer and his truck I noticed that Vermont beekeeper Mike Palmer has now got…
Interviews With Beekeepers
Baby Walrus
14 Mar 18 Walrus

At Least I’m not Starved of Metaphors

Gosh, I've been running around like a blue-arsed fly, a headless chicken, a striped ass…
Keeping Your Bees Alive
A swarm of honey bees
14 Jan 18 Walrus

The Eternal Question

How to prevent swarming? I previously wrote about some potential factors involved in the swarming…
How do I stop Bees Swarming?
push in cage made from wire mesh
6 Aug 17 Walrus

Total Body Workout

There is an ancient symbiotic relationship between the walrus and the honeybee. We have all…
Queen Introduction
brood factory nucleus colonies
30 Jul 17 Walrus

Regicide in the woods of Vermont

I’m back home in Blighty after a wonderful stay in Vermont, a very pretty corner…
Queen Introduction
vermont flowers and hills
9 Jul 17 Walrus

Looking forward to Vermont

I shouldn’t be surprised by this; trying to interview busy beekeepers in the middle of…
Interviews With Beekeepers

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