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Not so much a question about honey as an article on the BBC about heart arrhythmia brought about by consuming Rhododendron honey (Rhododendron ponticum and luteum http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23046821

Yesterday's swarm resolutely refused to go into the hive so in the evening I took the decision to shake them into the hive and all seemed to go well. There was a lot of activity in today's sunshine and there are bees leaving and entering the hive. Most of the bees are in the hive but there is...

I am so chuffed as well as surprised; I got a call from our association's swarm officer and went with him to collect a swarm just a couple of miles away. As a bonus it was hanging from some clematis on a trellis only five feet off the ground. He was surprised to see a swarm this early but I...

Since I moved house just over a year ago I have been condsidering keeping bees. I joined the local Beekeeping Association, went along to an apiary meeting and undertook the Beginners Beekeeping Course all of which has reaffirmed my desire to get into beekeeping. I've now got my equipment and a...