Category Archives: Beekeeping

News about our beehives, inspections and what we have found.

Honey extraction Idea for Manuka – a great tip from Aussie

We hope this will help those having difficulty extracting Manuka/Kanuka honey frames, a great tip [...]

17
Dec
Assessment Results – Beginner Beekeepers Splits

Margarets second part of her Spring assessment article [...]

08
Oct
Meeting the Barefoot Beekeeper in Wareham forest in Dorset

Phil Chandler inspecting an hTBH
Learning from the [...]

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06
Oct
infested ! … with Varroa !!

New Drone with 4 Varroa
A Bee [...]

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20
Feb
Has it all just become too much?

Too Much? A tale of woe and despair, [...]

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03
Feb
….bzzz….what to do when you have grumpy bees….

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Angry Bees, [...]

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29
Jan
Tips on Public Relations for Backyard Beekeepers

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It's important [...]

21
Nov
What is a Queen Castle?
November 10, 2013

Buzzingham Palace with Roof
What is a Queen [...]

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How Handy? …and Backyard Beekeeping.

NZ Handyman October 2013 Cover
An article that [...]

01
Nov
What do you use for Bee Smoker Fuel?

We were asked the other day, What do you use for Bee Smoker Fuel? [...]

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21
Oct