BeeMania – December 2023 – Colin Rees
The thrills – and spills – of beekeeping with our expert Colin Rees. So, I’ve been keeping bees for about 26 years and have never had a honey spill. Whenever I have...
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BeeMania – November 2023 – Colin Rees
Well, what a month October has been! Rain, wind, more rain – yet more wind. It’s no wonder the bees are confused. I was called out to a...
BeeMania – October 2023 – Colin Rees
What’s the difference between blossom honey and Ivy honey? What are the different kinds of honey? And why is honey good for us? As he prepares his bees for winter bee keeper...
BeeMania – September 2023 – Colin Rees
We might be grumbling about the weather but spare a thought for our honey bees. The bad weather has left many colonies on the brink of starvation. Bee keeper Colin Rees brings...
BeeMania – July 2023 – Colin Rees
Another crazy few weeks – I need the roundabout to stop now so I can get off! It started with me being very organised and checking each of...
BeeMania – June 2023 – Colin Rees
Bees on the move The recent hot weather has kept Bee expert Colin Rees busy taking your calls about swarming bees and this is just the start of the swarming season....
BeeMania – May 2023 – Colin Rees
Spare a thought for the bees If you’re fed up with this April weather, just think how fed up the bees are! March was cold, wet and windy – in fact, March...
Bee Mania – April 2023 – Colin Rees
Colin mulls over the chances of some good spring honey, what we can do to avoid honey fraud and how to deal with honeybee swarms. I was checking my colonies...
Bee Mania – March 2023 – Colin Rees
Colin Rees explains how bees, and bee keepers, are gearing up for spring As I write this month’s blog, I am looking out of the window at a lovely sunny day –...
Bee Mania – February 2023 – Colin Rees
We’ve had quite a change in the weather over the past two weeks or so – the heavens appear to have run out of rain! This means the bees are flying...