Since the beginning of time, honey and bees have been associated with love. Honey, long considered the food of the gods and an aphrodisiac, is also the key ingredient of mead, the tipple of lovers; it's not called a honeymoon for nothing! But honey’s romantic credentials go much further than that. St Valentine Valentine livedContinue reading "Bees, honey and love"

Professor Dave Goulding A petition started by Professor Dave Goulding and supported by a host of conservation and health charities is calling for the UK Government to ban the use of pesticides in urban areas and to end their sale for use in gardens. The petition, supported by RSPB, PAN UK, Friends of the Earth,Continue reading "Petition to ban unnecessary pesticides"

One more thing to worry about : Co-formulants by Ed Straw and Mark Brown Firstly, thanks to Ed for helping Janelle out with the IT all day as our very own Richard Skinner tried gallantly to do it remotely from his COVID sick bed (He was really poorly). Many thanks to all the volunteers forContinue reading "Lecture notes from HBKA convention 2021"

Steve working with his bees A 2kg block of cleaned wax in our possession and the prospect of more energy companies collapsing – so what better way of spending a cold autumn afternoon and preparing for a cold dark winter than candle dipping – How complicated could it be? Having read the books and watchedContinue reading "The trials and tribulations of first-time candle dipping"

Our end of season apiary tidy took place today and luckily, the rain (just about) held off! Thank you very much everyone who gave up their time to take part. Chris doing a sterling job on the frames. As a team, we did pretty well today! Louise went through the hives with Catherine and LisaContinue reading "Apiary tidy"