Author Archives: Meridian Beekeepers’ Association

Honey is the substance produced naturally by honey bees from plant nectar. The nectar is processed by bees by regurgitation and evaporation. The dehydration of the natural sugars contained within the nectar prevents fermentation and the enzymes added during regurgitation, results in a change in the chemical composition and pH value of the honey. TheContinueContinue reading “Health benefits of honey”

This page is based on an article by well-known British beekeeper Ken Basterfield which appeared in the BBKA News in February 2014. The article aimed to clarify the terminology and process of producing fine, soft set honey. Make sure you watch Louise’s practical demonstration too. Honey processing with Louise. Soft set honey is a versionContinueContinue reading “Soft set honey, how to process”

Richard describes the productivity and fun of Meridian’s first meeting of the year. Meridian’s first meeting of the year went off with a bang, literally, with nine of us putting frames together and adding the wax, there was certainly a lot of banging going on! There was also a lot of coffee and tea drinkingContinueContinue reading “Meridian’s first meeting of 2023”

Charged queen cells started using plastic cups Most beekeepers think queen rearing is difficult or fiddly and don’t combine it with their usual beekeeping practices. This page is based on an article by Dutch beekeeper Jeroen Vorstman published in BBKA news in March 2017. The method described is based on the standard hive and doesn’tContinueContinue reading “Queen rearing, a simple method”