This weather we’re experiencing at the moment, whilst very welcome and so heraldic of Spring, should not persuade us to drop our guard as far as Winter is concerned. This time last...

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Not much is happening with the bees at this time of year, especially with the colder weather suddenly upon us. The poor things are cuddling up to one another to keep their...

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As 2018 draws to a close and the days are getting longer, we can look back and see what was good and what was not so good. Hopefully, there will be more...

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Not so much to report this month, as bee hives cannot be opened during the cold weather. This is to prevent loss of heat from the brood nest which could cause the...

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Bang! The cold weather has arrived, as we knew it would, and winter seems a lot nearer now than it did last week. Whilst my bee colonies have clustered for the first...

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Home again after three weeks looking after our two granddaughters, 6 and 10 years of age. We’re exhausted, as the younger one is like an Exocet missile – doing everything at top...

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Well, what a month August has been. We took a 10 day holiday this month (we just needed to STOP! after how June and July had been) but before going I took...

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Last month I said that, because I was away, I was dubious about whether I would have any bees left by the time I returned home (joking really!). I am pleased to...

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This past month has been a bit of a disaster beekeeping-wise. First of all, I was called to pick up a swarm at a caravan park at 8.40 one morning. As ever,...

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At long last the weather has broken and Mother Nature has started to rectify the discrepancy of our inappropriate unseasonal weather! The past month has been glorious – and the bees have...

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