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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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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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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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Building comb and a home

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Emily Scott

Last weekend was warm, so Emma and I did a shook-swarm on our two strongest hives, Myrtle and Chilli. We worked as a team, Emma shaking the bees into a fresh brood box with new foundation, then passing me the … Continue reading →

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Our empire expands and I see beautiful wild comb up a tree

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Emily Scott

When I walked into the apiary, Albert said to me “I hear you’ve gone commercial”. He pointed past his shoulder, where a row of three new hives had been set up next to our existing three, all six neatly labelled … Continue reading →

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Return of the piper

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Emily Scott

What a beautiful day it was yesterday. Today is predicted to be even better, a very un-March like 15°C/59ºF in London! As Jonesie said, there was a “buzz in the air” at the apiary. The bees were zipping in and … Continue reading →

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Sunshine and missing heads

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Emily Scott

Saturday was a beautiful day for doing some digging. I went down to the Ealing Dean Allotment Society’s Radbourne Walk project, behind Northfields Allotments, where they will be planting wildflowers (corn poppy, corn marigold, corn flowers, plus eventually wild foxglove, … Continue reading →

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