BeeMania – May 2018 – Colin Rees
What a roller-coaster of a month April has been! One minute, snow and freezing weather – the next, summer-hot days as if the snow had never happened! Needless to say, apart from...
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BeeMania – April 2018 – Colin Rees
So after the cold, the wet! Everywhere in our garden is like a quagmire. It’s been impossible to do much gardening so far this winter because it’s either been too cold or...
BeeMania – March 2018 – Colin Rees
Hallelujah! Winter has arrived! Am I the only one both welcoming yet cursing the cold weather? These easterly winds are so cutting, there’s no escaping them, yet I’m hoping they are just...
BeeMania – February 2018 – Colin Rees
I’ve just had a quick look back at last year’s February BeeMania and what I reported then is more or less what I plan to say this month as well! My wife...
BeeMania – January 2018 – Colin Rees
Another year draws to a close and we can look back and see what was good and what was not so good. Hopefully, there will be more good than not so good...
BeeMania – December 2017 – Colin Rees
Well, winter is a-coming in! We’ve had some cold days and even colder nights recently, giving us a taste for what is promised for the first weekend in December. Normally, we get...
BeeMania – November 2017 – Colin Rees
I make no apologies for starting this month’s blog with an update on the Asian Hornet. The good news is that the sighting at a Plymouth apiary has not been confirmed and...
BeeMania – October 2017 – Colin Rees
You may recall that in a previous report I told you about an Asian Hornet’s nest spotted in Tetbury, Gloucestershire last September. This nest was killed and the contents analysed to try...
BeeMaina – September 2017 – Colin Rees
Well, I think the latter part of August might have made up for July in terms of summer weather – hasn’t it been hot? Whilst the heat has prevented me from doing...
BeeMania – August 2017 – Colin Rees
Well, it’s been another pretty hectic month! The first 10 days or so we had to be away in Wales for a family funeral and to provide support after the event, so...