The Asian Hornet has been trying to get to our shores since 2004. Finally it has started to make some headway. Here is my take on the matter

Hello Everyone, Welcome back to Beekeeping Basics – in this blog series I’ll talk about some basic fundamentals and understandings of...

A new beekeeper Alex got in touch with me about wanting to catch a swarm. I decided to give him one of mine and this is what happened!

In May I had a visit from the National Bee Unit (NBU). They came check my apiaries for any disease or bad practices.

Hello Everyone, I have decided to write a series of blog posts that will coincide with my normal “what we’ve been up to” / “here’s...

(Disclaimer: Wix, my website host, messed up and deleted all of my pictures causing a mass amount of faults throughout the site. I was...

How to start the fine hobby of beekeeping.

A short summary about 2022 and my future plans for 2023.

Why does honey go solid? How can we get it back to its lovely runny state? All is answered here.

Hello Everyone, It feels like I say this a lot but “what a strange month it has been!” Heat wave for half of month with temperatures past...

Hello Everyone, Happy “Halfway through the year” Month! Is it me or is this year absolutely flying along?! Feels like only yesterday I...

Hello Everyone! (This is going to be a long blog post I’m afraid, BUT hopefully it will be an interesting one. There’s lots of pictures...

February had been a dark, cold, windy month. First, we had Dudley, strong headed, persistent… dangerous… He caused destruction wherever...

Hello Everyone, You may have seen my recent posts on Facebook groups asking people to join me in a village wide project I’m initiating...

Hello Everyone and as the title says, “HAPPY (very bee-lated) NEW YEAR!” from Kat and I! We’ve had a fantastic few weeks of seeing...

Hello Everyone, I thought that as I’ve tucked up all of the girls ready for winter, now is the time to look back at the beekeeping year....

Hello Everyone, So, the Inglenook Artisan Market has been and gone. What a fantastic experience, we had so much fun and genuinely loved...

Hello Everyone, So first off, some exciting news! I’ve managed to get a place at Inglenook Artisan Market on the 10th of October! This is...

Hello Everyone, As the season comes to a close, there isn’t much I’m doing that’s interesting enough to talk about really. I’m mostly...

Hello Everyone, The time has finally come! Two years of hard preparation and work, countless stings and a staggering amount of money...

Hello Everyone, What a stunning week it’s been weather-wise; +30°C every day and glorious sun! The bees have been loving it! I spent the...

Hello Everyone, I guess it’s been over a week since my last post and I should really get into the swing of things again as I’m out of...

Hello Everyone, Well well well, what fun I’ve been up to since the last post. Not going to lie, getting married has been one of the most...

Hello Everyone, It’s me (Greg) back again and I think I will be the main writer for a while as Kat is quite busy currently, and probably...