ETHICAL BEE COMPANY

During another restless sleepless night as I lay there worrying about bee's all I could do was think about the steep learning curve beekeepers have to take. Not only that but the amount of mistakes they make. Bees do NOT need us, we need them. The latest research I read stated that beatles are apparently more important pollinator than bees, so that put paid to my belief that I was actually doing some good on a daily basis running an apiary. The UK is the dirty man of Europe,

My day started at 6am. The drive to Harper Adams University was awful and stressful. I eventually arrived at 8.15 am, just enough time for breakfast and registering for the Bee Convention. No workshops were available because of the demand and ‘selfishness’ of people. (So a BBKA steward told me) In only Eleven minutes several months ago all the online workshop tickets, accommodation had been sold. Is this victim of success, or poor management on behalf of the BBKA? Having look

Its likely there is activity from your hive now. Bee's will start foraging as soon as the weather is good enough. I did my hive inspections last week when it was warm. I am now ready to supply a small number of my best colonies of bee's to you. I was fortunate to have lots of honey in two of my hives so I did a honey extraction, 22 frames of honey, most of it is sold already. Check the condition of your hives, do any of them need repairing? Check if any of your colonies have

The bee's are midway through the winter now. My bee's were fed with fondant this month. Its been quite cold this winter, which makes a change. The current month however is damp and wet, which is not conducive to happy beekeeping. I continue to monitor my hives over the winter, noting number of deaths, and any activity. There have been few cleansing flights spotted so far. ( Quite normal for the low median temperatures we are experiencing, and cold days) You might now to plann

The year has passed without event. Bee's are a necessary insect worldwide, akin to Sharks who actually manage our Oceans being the apex predator. Last month I used all the left over honey from this season to make Mead. I hope to hold onto this Mead until next year. If you have never tried Mead, which hailed from ancient times, usually brewed by Monks, maybe you should try some. Its sweet and delicious, and obviously environmentally balanced, as it has to be made from honey.

Happy Healthy Calm Bees With regard to Bees, its been a strange year, a very mild Spring, and a hot dry summer that's followed has no...

Who do you know who has died this month? Telling the bee’s is an ancient custom, when you go to your bee’s and tell them about who has...

You may wonder why I am writing about Dubai, well, surprisingly enough they actually keep bee’s there and the International Meeting of...

If you are looking for a good stocking filler presents this year there is no better choice than pure beeswax candles. I’ve made and sold...

If you own bee's there are two things you must do this year Wrap your hives with insulation, or use an insulation board and feed your...

I read an article on this recently and I will address it in a simple honest way. Bee keeping is not simple, its actually hard work, not...

Why would you do a shook swarm? To discourage swarming and disease The shook swarm method is used in beekeeping to switch a colony of...

“Paradox of our age, totally.” A quote from the Dali Lama, a wise old man, but he doesn’t keep bees ! The paradox is that we are richer...

After many years of beekeeping and the challenges and struggles that I’ve faced, I’m scaling down my operations. At my height I had ONE...

Dont waste time. If you have not checked your bee hives already, they may not have made it over the winter and died. Check your beehives...

Did you know there are 102 million managed bee colonies in the world ? Personally I have limited stocks of UK bred high quality calm,...

Just a quick message to all my customers. Past, present and future. Thankyou very much for supporting independant small businesses like...

I was going to tell you all about summer and progress in the apiary, but there hasn’t been much of a summer, just lots of rain after a...

Join me this Saturday for a great Experience. The course is in the City of Leicester and starts at 10pm and Finishes at 4 pm. It's a day...

Hello there , thankyou for reading this months Blog. Above you can see Mike, a trainee beekeeper at the apiary last week, helping me out....