by Victor Diaz Test | Oct 28, 2023 | Stories
Ask the mentors Written by Clare Densley and Martin Hann First published October 28th, 2023 Clare Densley and Martin Hann from Buckfast answer your beekeeping queries. Q: Last spring my colony swarmed. I collected it and put it into a new hive. About two weeks later...
by Victor Diaz Test | Sep 24, 2023 | Stories
Techniques in the apiary: Varroa-monitoring methods Written by Richard Rickitt, Co-editor First published September 24th, 2023 In July, 12 beekeepers attended the Advanced Beekeeping Course run by the National Diploma of Beekeeping (NDB) at Pershore College in...
by Victor Diaz Test | Aug 28, 2023 | Stories
Beekeeping shorts: Frame turning Written by Ken Basterfield, NDB First published August 28th, 2023 How much beekeeping practice is well-intentioned nonsense? The sort of thing that is earnestly passed on to beginners by a tutor, who learned it from their tutor, who...
by Victor Diaz Test | Jul 24, 2023 | Stories
Summer in the apiary Written by Richard Rickitt, Co-editor First published July 24th, 2023 In mid-summer make sure your bees have room to store nectar and honey and prepare your extracting equipment. Plan for healthy colonies next year by monitoring queens and brood...
by Victor Diaz Test | Mar 28, 2023 | Stories
Bees and bugs: Clarke’s mining bee Written by Ted Benton First published March 28th, 2023 The females of Clarke’s mining bee (Andrena clarkella), when freshly emerged, have a striking colour pattern – bright orange hairs on the thorax, contrasting with a black face...
