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About Emily Scott

I am a UK beekeeper who has recently moved from London to windswept, wet Cornwall. I first started keeping bees in the Ealing Beekeepers Association’s local apiary in 2008, when I created this blog as a record for myself of my various beekeeping related disasters and - hopefully! - future successes.

All about the hunny

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Emily Scott

Long-time readers may remember my post back in 2011, ‘Bringing home the hunny‘. This was the last time we had a significant honey harvest. Back then we found our honey wouldn’t spin out in Emma’s fancy electric centrifugal extractor. By this summer the … Continue reading →

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Starting a new year with the bees

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Emily Scott

It is time to start a new bee year. The last few months have been intense, involving weekly inspections and plenty of queen cell discovery, all leading up to the great honey harvest. Beekeepers at the apiary are asking “How much … Continue reading →

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We eat cookies and meet a new monarch

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Emily Scott

Yesterday I made these cookies before leaving for beekeeping. They’re apricot & pistachio cookies from a book called ‘TrEATs: Delicious food gifts to make at home‘ by April Carter. I bought the book from April after taking a cupcake decorating course … Continue reading →

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The honey month

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Emily Scott

August is the end of the beekeeping year. If the beekeeper has been lucky, it culminates in the sticky process of extracting golden honey. For the last few days I have been eating honey spooned over raspberries, strawberries and peaches. … Continue reading →

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A wonderful day to be a beekeeper

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Emily Scott

I felt so lucky to be heading down to the apiary in glorious heat today. I know a lot of people don’t like this hot weather, and I’m sorry about that, but I have to admit I love it. We’ll have … Continue reading →

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Bees, honey, flowers, cake and a party

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Emily Scott

In an unexpected turn of events, a rainy, miserable week was followed by a gorgeous sunny Saturday. So off to the apiary it was, where I met Brian checking out his super. He has placed a queen excluder and normal … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on keeping bees alone

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Emily Scott

I’m finding inspecting my allotment bees a new thing, quite different to the beekeeping I’ve done in the past. These are the first bees I’m inspecting alone on a regular basis. I cycle to the allotment alone – this in … Continue reading →

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A tale of two queens

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Emily Scott

After a gloriously hot Friday, it was disappointing to be making my way to the apiary in rain on Saturday afternoon. Luckily the rain soon cleared and even turned to sunshine later, leaving Emma and I free to inspect our five … Continue reading →

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Busy beekeeping on a June weekend

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Emily Scott

Today is the first day since Saturday I’ve really had time to sit down and write, but Saturday seems a long way away now. A rainy morning had turned into a sunny afternoon when Emma and I met to check our … Continue reading →

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Beasts of Borneo

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Emily Scott

Some photos taken by Drew on our honeymoon. Disclaimer: no bees or cake, just plenty of fascinating animals. Our first proper destination in Borneo was Danum Valley, a rainforest in Sabah (Malaysia, North-East Borneo). We had hikes organised for us in the … Continue reading →

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