🎵 Here is an audio version if you would rather listen than read.🎵 Cards on the table: there are actually four critical factors, in my opinion, but one of them is not something we can influence. I’m talking about the weather, of course. The weather might even be the most important one – so I’ll … Read more
Finding, Marking and Introducing Queens As any regular reader of my blog will know, I’m obsessed with two things; queens and Varroa mites. Queens are essential to honey bees, as mothers are to all families. Mites are horrible things that cause the death of colonies, so obviously, I need to keep their number down to safe levels. … Read more
I’ve been thinking about bees and beekeeping. Most people who know me have figured out that bees occupy 95% of my brain, although other things sometimes make an appearance. Arsenal FC once took up much more brain than it now does; it was downhill after Vieira left. I have continued to build new hive floors. … Read more
In the Winter of 2017, I met Murray McGregor, owner of Denrosa Apiaries, based in Coupar Angus, Scotland and was delighted to be able to spend over a day with him. He carefully chooses his words and takes his time answering questions, making sure that his encyclopaedic knowledge, based on decades of experience, is passed … Read more