Monthly Archives: April 2014

We hived our first swarm yesterday. They were given to me by a very helpful swarm collector from Sheffield BKA. I accompanied him on Friday to collect a swarm from somebody’s house but they were in a very difficult position … Continue reading →

hello, I have a National hive first populated last May with Buckfast bees so am very new to all this.  Recently come to the view that Natural beekeeping is the only way that makes sense which means my National may … Continue reading →

Lack of respect for nature and the planet is what got us into the mess we are in with bees.  Lack of respect for each other is just as bad, no matter how angry we feel.  More here. Gareth, Cotswolds

The bee inspector contacted a friend of mine, I’ll call her Louise, towards the end of last summer asking to inspect her bees for disease (EFB) as there was some in the area.  Louise has one hive, a Warré, with … Continue reading →

  First, for those readers of this blog who are outside the UK, I should say that Martha Kearney is a heavyweight current affairs presenter for the BBC. She is also a keen beekeeper and cares greatly about the plight … Continue reading →

I’ve just missed the first episode.  Fortunately it’s repeated tonight at 01:30 so I’ve set the recorder!

I e-mailed this question to Gareth before I was able to post on here. Now that I can post on Simple Bees I thought I’d repost it here with the reply in case it’s useful to anyone else … I … Continue reading →

I would appreciate some guidance regarding the condition of my Warre quilt. Early March, when I checked my Warre hive, I found that the straw lining in the quilt was ‘wet’. Not sure why this happened as I had expected … Continue reading →