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Beekeeping film with that nice Mr Statham, No violence surely? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15314262/

" Asian hornet identified in Ascot Beekeepers and members of the public are being asked to remain vigilant after an Asian hornet was spotted in the Ascot area of Berkshire." https://www.gov.uk/government/news/asian-hornet-identified-in-ascot

The following Guardian article is worth reading: makes our problems seem miniscule by comparison https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/23/liquid-gold-beekeepers-defying-yemen-war-to-produce-honey

"The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has inadvertently been sending members of the public looking for advice on encouraging pollinators to a website advertising escort services."...

An article in this weekend's Daily Telegraph (Page 63-65) on three handcrafted beehives for the gardens at Highgrove.. They are oak covers on top of normal hives would look rather out of place in a suburban garden.Plan details in magazine.

I had four surplus queens in mini nucs at the end of August 2017. I had read various articles about the difficulties of overwintering queens in mini nucs and our local Association veteran beekeeper had tried over the years and failed. As fools rush in where wise men fear to tread, I decided to...

In 2017 I set out the following major aims: 1.Make bees more ready for the early Spring flows basically through earlier feeding 2. Start queen rearing on a modest scale. I achieved 1. to an extent that my honey harvest went from 65lbs in a bad 2016 to 160 odd lbs in a better 2017 summer but...

Observation hive in a tree. BBC1 7:44am http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcone?rewindTo=current

Lidl are selling 5 meter ratchet straps for £2.49.. a bargain (edit: title £2.48 is 1p too low...) https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=2217 Also 3M Gaffa tape.. 50M x50mm £1.99. Approx half price or less of competitors. Selling fast from what I saw..

This article is from the Guardian... so you may want to disregard it - it's full of errors, post a comment or just laugh at it... http://tinyurl.com/h6fnvkb "Honey, as we all know, is a wondrous natural substance that not only tastes fantastic but has a multitude of health benefits too. It...

There is an article on Hive Insulation in BBKA News page 347-348 which discusses the issues involved. (October version) It's conclusions:"I am unconvinced that fully insulating hives is better for our bees .. and my own .. and other beekeepers views .. confirm this view" So anyone using...

I attended a BIBA talk by Roger Patterson early this year where he talked beekeeping in general and cell punching in particular. As my eyesight is poor - I wear varifocals- and my hand shakes (not DT but age!) - the chances of my grafting successfully is poor.. I have raised queens in the past...

http://tinyurl.com/pxcsdad 2nd January 2016 at 3am.

Some adverts for secondhand equipment are really unappealing. The following for example need a good clean.. http://tinyurl.com/o3d9947

"vintage bee hive wbc. Zinc roof looks fantastic Has internal parts and brood box wax unused frames. Some super frames. Needs a coat of paint. Also a couple of roofs and lifts and various other parts. " £120 http://tinyurl.com/oxkktso

From 7.43am..on Iplayer. Beekeepers are in decline... Ged Marshall and daughter Beefarming.

And if you look carefully, you may see one on the dahlias.. Link to I Player. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04t6rk7 The National Trust have kindly spent the odd million or two giving my bees a nice garden to forage in ..(the first house in the program)