raising queens – The Walrus and the Honey Bee

Breeding the Best Honey Bees: Selecting a Quality Queen Bee

Queen bee with workers on pollen frame Now that we are in that time of crazy colony growth, it won’t be long until some people start to raise their first queens of the season. My experience and research into weather…

3 Apr 23 Walrus

Unleashing my bees on new sites

Apiary in an orchard Spring has arrived here in Walrus-land, so it’s time to do some actual bee work at last. This coming season will be a year of expansion. The winter has certainly seen some undesired growth in my…

30 Oct 22 Walrus

Losing Queens On Mating Flights

Virgin Queens Are Not Making It Back Hives lined up beside a field I’m deep into writing a book, with the deadline approaching faster than my output of words, but it seems wrong to neglect my blog for too much…

26 Apr 21 Walrus

The Optimism Of Spring

Honey bee and apple blossom Here in the UK, and presumably, across much of the northern hemisphere, we are in that beautiful time of the year when optimism reigns supreme. I'm optimistic that this season will be a great one.…

13 Jun 20 Walrus

Darth Walrus

Darth Vader I have just completed a Star Wars marathon, which involved watching all of the Star Wars movies and stories in the correct chronological order on Disney+. One film per evening, for eleven straight evenings. In order, they are:…

10 Apr 20 Walrus

Lockdown, Neonics and Queens

Source: Manchester Evening News OK, so we've been in lockdown for a while now. I only venture outside to go shopping occasionally and to walk the dog. Oh, and beekeeping, of course. It's never been busier in the parks and…