This month has been all about mite control. The Varroa mite made its way to Europe from Asia very recently and honeybees don't have a...

August is honey month. The bees are now struggling to find nectar sources so will be starting preparations for Winter. This is the time...

The bees are at their busiest in July. The honey flow is on and will end in mid to late August. They have to source the most plentiful of...

Well, what a difference! June has delivered with hot and dry weather. Perfect for honeybees. The girls have been out gathering pollen and...

It's swarm season! Or is it? It certainly should be but the stormy cold weather is suppressing the bees ability to successfully swarm. I...

April started out quite wet and cold. Apart from Easter weekend, it has not been great for the bees. Nevertheless, we got things done....

Springtime 2021 is dragging its way into the bee calendar. March started with daily temperatures that barely reached 8 or 9°C. The first...

It wasn't until Saturday 20 Feb that the ambient outside air temperature climbed enough for me to have the confidence to open the hives...

The group at Bermondsey Street Bees has produced a really good pocket guide to help you decide what to do if you want to plant for bees...

For the last few years as I can recall, the Winter has been mild with little or no snow. This year, it has been freezing cold, and very...

I have a honeybee apiary close to Padbury with around 5 hives. I say around 5 hives because this number varies according to the behaviour...

Having watched David Attenborough’s Extinction programme, I have been shocked to find how many things we buy contain palm oil. Perhaps...

It's a small step, but it's a start. We had a fantastic morning at school on 28 February - the culmination of the tree appeal. Connor...

Honeybees, bumblebees, solitary bees, butterflies and many other pollinators start to emerge in early Spring when the weather warms up,...