Gardening – August 2024 – Alison Agnew
Good Bug, Bad Bug I hope that by the time this article comes out we will have had a few days of summer weather to encourage us outside to look closely at...
Tag: Bees
BeeMania – July 2024 – Colin Rees
This month we want to take the opportunity to say a big thank you and a fond farewell to Colin Rees. After 15 years he has decided it is time to retire...
BeeMania – May 2024 – Colin Rees
The weather might have kept the bees in their hives but they are still busy. Expert, Colin Rees, updates us on what bees do in bad weather. Well, after last month I...
BeeMania – March 2024 – Colin Rees
Well, the weather hasn’t improved much over the past month. Today, as I am writing this there is a cold wind blowing and though the sun is shining, it’s bitter in the...
BeeMania – February 2024 – Colin Rees
Honey bees are starting to ‘stretch their legs’ and venture out. Here’s our bee expert Colin Rees with some advice on how ‘hefting’ and a bit of maintenance can help you get...
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...
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 – 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....