Affordable Beekeeper Clothing, Equipment and Accessories
We have been notified that the price of manufactured polystyrene products are to increase substantially next month (November) We shall have no alternative other than passing these increases on I’m afraid. From Saturday 30th October all polystyrene products will rise by an average of 20%. I understand this has been brought about by an increase …
As long as an adult thumb, with jaws like a stag beetle and four times larger than a honeybee, Wallace’s giant bee is not exactly inconspicuous. Feared extinct after going missing for 38 years, the world’s largest bee has been rediscovered on the Indonesian islands of the North Moluccas. A search team made up from …
Topical notes written by Wally Thrale, President of Beds BKA At the time of writing it is still raining and no sign yet of any prolonged dry spell. Talking with a farmer yesterday there is limited time now for fields to dry out to enable them to sow spring crops. Spring bean falls into this …
By kind permission of Wally from Beds BKA, a very experienced UK beekeeper and honey farmer We are approaching the danger months for our colonies. In my experience there aren’t many colony losses until February or March. The main reasons for colonies dying out are beekeeper error or the weather. As the weather has been …
By kind permission of Wally from Beds BKA, an very experienced UK beekeeper and honey farmer Colonies are all ready for winter now with mouse guards, woodpecker netting and bricks on roofs. For my own peace of mind I like to visit apiaries occasionally during the winter to make sure nothing untoward has happened, e.g. …
The aim of this post is to give novice beekeepers an insight into what is available and what they should look for. There is a huge range of clothing available for the beekeeper today. It is important to take time, and consider what you need and what you feel comfortable with. Things to consider before …