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Just getting ready for these two association meetings tonight in Dunblane and tomorrow in Dumfries. I am there introducing and supporting Jolanta and Kasia who are giving their first major talks on their work in the Jolanta project and the plans for the future. Any readers here wanting to go...

Just a note to keep your eyes peeled. My team spotted 'a hornet' taking bees at an apiary near Hereford yesterday. They failed to catch it as it was very fast and retreated every time they tried but came back after 10 mins or so each time. Sitting on hive top and then taking to the air and...

Please find attached below our actual press release after the recent court case with concluded today. Please note that, having plead guilty some weeks ago, that the circumstances were taken into account and I was fined on two technical matters. Obtaining and holding a supply of OTC without the...

Thanks to all at South Gloucester on Tuesday night for your warm welcome. Polite crowd, interesting range of questions. My talk seemed to go ok and had a good reception.

Just putting this in here to keep it away from the neonic fantics, but have had my first major report of big losses this afternoon, bee farmer in question has had his first run round to top up feeding (not sure but think it fondant) to find a huge level of losses. Colonies too small in autumn...

Just an update to all those who have been concerned and caring enough to reply in private to the predicament of the 43 colonies washed away in the flood of 23rd December. Finally, today, 31st, two of us, by wading up to our belly buttons through the water, got into the little forest where most...

Have now heard through various channels, and seen the official list, and am delighted to learn that Ian Craig has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list. I have known Ian for quite some years now, and can only say that I would be hard pressed to think of a more suitable recipient.

Just a quick thanks to the surprising number of forum members I met this week on my trip round the meetings from Braintree over to Okehampton. The trip round was a pleasure, and the reception and hospitality received exemplary. Got home safe and sound at 1AM.............very fast and...

On a few threads recently, and one current one, mention is made of a reason bees might be wanting to swarm is starvation. I know its commonly given as a swarm trigger, and is often repeated, even in text books. Question is, in a UK setting, has anyone ever actaully seen bees on the point of...

I would genuinely like to buy UK goods when I can and all else is broadly equal.................. Today I have been shopping around for eyelets. Its 100,000 pieces, so not a tiny order. UK appliance dealer X £ 8800 UK source manufacturer £ 3100 nice mark up eh? but...

I have just made a posting in the appropriate section, but as it seem to be a bit of a backwater I am flagging it up in this section too. If you have suffered recent bee theft, or know someone who has, then a journalist from the Sunday Times is trying to put together an article to highlight the...

Heads up all who may recently have had hives stolen, honey taken from their apiary, or the likes. I have had contact tonight with, and given an interview to, a journalist, Mark McAskill, working for the Sunday Times, who is researching an article about the problem of bee theft. He will be coming...

We were out today checking round many out apiaries for storm damage...not too bad btw............and despite quite low temps it was sunny and pleasant. By early afternoon there was considerable bee flight going on and a decent cleansing flight was taking place..............which was when I saw...