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Apparently My Honey Contains Cannabis!

It’s been a bit of a wait but the results of the analysis my honey by the National Honey Monitoring Scheme have been released. I know it is unsafe to attribute any action to all beekeeper but I expect that

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♫ I woke up this morning with nothing to do. … ♪ – The Honey Show Blues

I may have to go to the doctor to get some treatment for my honey show withdrawal pains. I spent far to much time (and money) preparing for the show which is not a problem. The problem is I enjoyed

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Probably the Easiest Bit of Bee Kit Ever

At the April meeting of SBKA a visitor from Grantham Beekeepers expressed her desire for a see-through quilt. This appealed to me. I often want a quick look to see if comb is being drawn or filled. Can I justify

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A General Solution

Two small things conspired recently into making me think. I bought a cheap super for my Langstroth hive on ebay. When it arrived I had been sent a national super. The supplier claimed I had ordered a national and the

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Beekeeping is easy …

I have just completed my first year as a beekeeper and a couple of months ago I was feeling somewhat pleased with myself. I had brought my bees through the winter and the hive was expanding rapidly. I even obtained

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Bee(son)line

13/01/2018 –  New experimental channel added at bottom of page. 19/12/2017 – The video stream ONLINE.  Bees in new home.  Hive is to the bottom of the video, exit is to the top. 5/9/2017 – The video stream is offline again, looks

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What to do in the Winter?

Once I put my bees into their winter box I was a little bereft of things to do. Time to reflect. My main concern was that the colony had not grown very much over the summer. They had not even

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There’s a small wooden box in my garden that is warmer inside than my house.

Experienced beekeepers may be surprised at my wonderment but this is my first year of keeping bees. I thought I knew about bees. I knew about the waggle dance and how it worked. I knew about Varroa and Colony Collapse

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