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I am involved with some other bee keepers in a ‘Bee Sounds’ concert. Six of us have formed a lap top ensemble and will team up with the [Read More]

We had the first glimpse of the sun yesterday (30th Jan) for some time. It spurred me to visit the apiary. Interestingly one colony was flying [Read More]

Over Christmas I was given an old bee manual, ‘The Bee Craftsman’ by H.J Wadey published by Bracken Dene in 1949.  I enjoyed the opening paragraph:
“The domestication [Read More]

Eggnog Recipe
4 eggs
3 tablespoons honey
1.25 pints milk
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
A pinch of grated nutmeg
A pinch of sea salt
Separate the eggs and whisk the whites until [Read More]

This is a quiet time of the year for the beekeeper. The dark, gloomy days of November keep me away from the Apiary.  And there [Read More]

OCTOBER  NOTES  :
I have just carried out my last inspection of the year and won’t disturb the colonies again until next spring. It is important [Read More]