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Christmas candy

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Emily Scott

Today I popped down quickly to see my bees, or at least their hive. With the drop in temperature the apiary was completely still, with no bees flying at all that I could see. The snow’s melted by now, so … Continue reading →

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Bee news

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Emily Scott

There’s been quite a bit of bee related news in the papers this week, some good, some not so good… The bad news Climate change and deforestation in Ethiopia means rare sweet white honey is growing scarce. It will be … Continue reading →

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Allotment adventure

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Emily Scott

I was down at the apiary on Saturday when one of the other beekeepers, John Chapple, mentioned that he had been left an answering phone message telling him that the roof of a hive on an allotment in Perivale had … Continue reading →

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Even more FAQs

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Emily Scott

Continuing my answering of beekeeping questions on the Innocent Smoothie website (see previous FAQs post)… Q: What kind of relationship do bees in a hive have with each other? and how do they have rules? An interesting question this. Each … Continue reading →

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Basic Beekeeping Assessment exam – learning under the trees

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Emily Scott

Today, at 6pm in the slightly dim light under the Apiary’s many trees, I took my Basic Assessment in Beekeeping exam, a practical and oral exam which is sort of equivalent to taking your driving test. It is run by … Continue reading →

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Entrance pic

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Emily Scott

Our bees coming in and out, we have the wrong size entrance board in and it leaves a little gap at the end.

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11 July 2010

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Emily Scott

Went down to the bees today. As it’s a Sunday, no-one was down the apiary (people usually meet on Saturdays, 2-5), which always makes me a little nervous. I lit the smoker, which promptly went out within five minutes. Luckily … Continue reading →

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