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Apr 17, 20213 min read

A Year in the Apiary - April

April started out quite wet and cold. Apart from Easter weekend, it has not been great for the bees. Nevertheless, we got things done....

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Mar 9, 20213 min read

A Year in the Apiary - March

Springtime 2021 is dragging its way into the bee calendar. March started with daily temperatures that barely reached 8 or 9°C. The first...

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Feb 22, 20214 min read

A Year in the Apiary - February

It wasn't until Saturday 20 Feb that the ambient outside air temperature climbed enough for me to have the confidence to open the hives...

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Feb 17, 20211 min read

Planting for Bees (and other Pollinators)

The group at Bermondsey Street Bees has produced a really good pocket guide to help you decide what to do if you want to plant for bees...

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Feb 17, 20213 min read

A Year in the Apiary - January

For the last few years as I can recall, the Winter has been mild with little or no snow. This year, it has been freezing cold, and very...

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Feb 7, 20211 min read

A Year In The Apiary - Introduction

I have a honeybee apiary close to Padbury with around 5 hives. I say around 5 hives because this number varies according to the behaviour...

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Nov 12, 20202 min read

Palm oil is everywhere! How about a biscuit boycott?

Having watched David Attenborough’s Extinction programme, I have been shocked to find how many things we buy contain palm oil. Perhaps...

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Nov 9, 20202 min read

100 new trees on our doorstep...

It's a small step, but it's a start. We had a fantastic morning at school on 28 February - the culmination of the tree appeal. Connor...

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Nov 9, 20202 min read

ECO CHALLENGE #1: Plant Now for Pollinators

Honeybees, bumblebees, solitary bees, butterflies and many other pollinators start to emerge in early Spring when the weather warms up,...

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