Beekeeping - Short and Sweet

In this week's Podcast: I'm just back from picking a giant pumpkin with my grandchildren, it's nice to know that somewhere in Essex other children are running around a big field, choosing pumpkins tha...

5 Marras 202318min

In this week's Podcast: It's October and the unseasonably warm weather persists. Our bees continue to forage the remaining Ivy flowers, and I'm chasing my tail trying to catch up with a very long list...

22 Loka 202318min

In this week's Podcast: Warm weather continues here in Norfolk and our colonies are working hard on the Ivy that's now in full flower. It is an opportunity, for some, to grab a late crop of honey but ...

15 Loka 202317min

In this week's Podcast: This last week has been one of trying to regain control of the honey room once more. The weather remains warm, the Ivy is in flower and there's a bit of a rush to get settled r...

8 Loka 202318min

In this week's Podcast: It's been an interesting week to say the least. We're in the middle of an Autumn Heatwave and I've had my trip to the heather moors to discover whether or not I have a crop of ...

1 Loka 202317min

In this week's Podcast: September arrives with a pleasant calming of the weather for us here. Warmer, drier days but the inevitably cooler nights as Summer gives way to Autumn. Colonies are now prepar...

30 Syys 202317min

In this week's Podcast: It's been something of a frustrating week, we did manage to get bees moved but ran into truck mechanical issues that will need fixing, not a job I can attend to, so while the t...

24 Syys 202317min

In this week's Podcast: Although the main honey crops of the Summer are finished for us now I did find a little bonus nectar coming in this week. It's also time to start preparing colonies for the mon...

17 Syys 202317min