Author Archives: Emily Scott

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.

Tips from Cornwall’s Bee Health Day 2019: How to keep healthy bees

Posted on June 24, 2019

I enjoyed Bee Health Day at the weekend – it’s an annual day run by the two Cornwall Beekeeping Associations (CBKA and WBKA) and the National Bee Unit Bee Inspectors. There are talks on keeping healthy bees, varroa and the … Continue reading →

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Going on a (mini) bee safari

Posted on June 5, 2019

Last weekend I went on a very enjoyable mini bee safari at the home of two Cornwall Beekeepers Association members. For their privacy I won’t give any names and shall just say the location was central Cornwall. A bee safari … Continue reading →

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The tree bees come down

Posted on May 21, 2019

You may remember from my last post, ‘Surrounded by bees: a tale of four swarms‘ that I had a swarm which was determined to stay high up in a tree. They had been there a few weeks and had been … Continue reading →

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Surrounded by bees: a tale of four swarms

Posted on May 14, 2019

What happens when a beekeeper gets behind on their inspections in May? SWARMS. This was the first: It was rather high up… The hives underneath are my comical attempt to tempt the bees down. I smeared lemongrass oil inside the empty … Continue reading →

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Garden before and after photos & average hive loss survey

Posted on April 24, 2019

I looked back at some garden photos from when we first moved into our house in 2017, and was quite taken aback at the change in the patio area! There is a lot more green. I know that some people … Continue reading →

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A visit to the bees in April

Posted on April 18, 2019

It was the first sunny day in ages – or the first day not filled by wind and rain in ages – and I was out in the garden sweeping up vast pink piles of camellia blossom when my phone … Continue reading →

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What’s flowering now: late March/early April – a bee update – and an oil beetle

Posted on April 4, 2019

By now I think I can tentatively say both my hives – Kensa and Nessa – have survived winter. Over the past couple of weeks my priority has changed from getting the bees through the cold months to being on … Continue reading →

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