Recent content by Beegarden

This is the latest release from BBKA. Personally, I think it is well resourced, but who am I to say? Just thought I'd throw it in.

https://www.beekeepingtodaypodcast.com/dr-sammy-ramsey/ I haven't seen this mentioned yet, although it was aired in November last year. A member of our BKA group brought it to our attention this week and has already written to his MP. In this podcast, Dr Ramsay explains all that he is doing...

Wow, very sad, but beautiful. I guess Little Egrets in Somerset are almost like blackbirds here! Also, just for future reference, Enrico, your pretty 'garden warbler' isn't dull enough; it's more likely to be a Chiffchaff. Lovely to have in the garden.

Very interesting insights.

I'd go with magpie too; the primaries have a slight greenish tinge to them. A female Sparrowhawk would have no trouble taking out a magpie, particularly as food is difficult to come by at the moment. :0(

He's not convinced that there aren't some lurking, unfound somewhere and if we have a warm February ............ What we need is another Beast from the East in March to catch them out, but on the other hand, that isn't good for our bees.:(

I and some others from our local group attended a Suffolk AHAT meeting yesterday with Andrew Durham, Lynne Ingram and Peter Davies as speakers. It's rather scary how the YLH has spread in Belgium and France and sad that authorities are from now only attending nests below 5 metres (probably...

godsend, amusing, compulsive

Welcome and good luck, Andy. What a stark contrast to the attitude of another beginner currently on a different thread! Beekeeping is an absorbing and rewarding (mostly) hobby. Linda

I am always amazed at the reaction of people when they taste non-supermarket honey. They can't believe the depth of flavour. I was helping a couple of friends at a Christmas market over the weekend (mine is gone) and people were buying three jars at a discounted price. (£7.50 for 12 oz or 3...

It's not clever and it's not funny, at least not to most. You have a wealth of bee knowledge and experience and at times are very generous giving very sound advice. I have gained much from many of your posts and the posts of others but why spoil your image with cheap cracks?

Beautiful, Archie. You've packed so much into that garden and so full of colour and interest. We don't have a large garden, but when I took up beekeeping on retirement in 2018, I tried to revamp the garden so that it had bee/bird/butterfly interest for most of the year. I am also a sucker for...

I am treasurer of a Suffolk affiliated branch and don't look at the management website as frequently now as earlier in the year; I don't get a 'ping' when somebody uploads a form or pays a BACS, but having said that, 1 - 2 months is appalling. If anybody sends in an email, it is responded to...

Sorry, mouse problems

... and again :rolleyes::rolleyes: