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How is beeswax made?
Honey bees create beeswax by consuming honey and exuding wax from glands on their thorax. Bees use the wax to create comb to store the nectar they collect from flowers....
How is beeswax made?
Honey bees create beeswax by consuming honey and exuding wax from glands on their thorax. Bees use the wax to create comb to store the nectar they collect from flowers....
Why buy local honey?
There are many strong reasons to buy local honey. Local honey is typically of superior quality to supermarket honey and so offers better health benefits and a broad range of...
Why buy local honey?
There are many strong reasons to buy local honey. Local honey is typically of superior quality to supermarket honey and so offers better health benefits and a broad range of...
Why fake honey is an issue and how to spot it
Fake or adulterated honey, is honey that's been tampered with, added to, or produced unnaturally. It doesn't taste as good as real honey, its production can harm the environment and...
Why fake honey is an issue and how to spot it
Fake or adulterated honey, is honey that's been tampered with, added to, or produced unnaturally. It doesn't taste as good as real honey, its production can harm the environment and...
Retrieving a swarm from a chimney
A long dry spring led to a rather swarmy season. I was called by a neighbour to retrieve a swarm from his chimney, which we were eventually able to do....
Retrieving a swarm from a chimney
A long dry spring led to a rather swarmy season. I was called by a neighbour to retrieve a swarm from his chimney, which we were eventually able to do....
Chertsey Community Fair
My first stint in a monthly slot at the Chertsey Community Fair. Despite poor weather it was a successful day, selling pure raw runny and soft set wildflower honey and...
Chertsey Community Fair
My first stint in a monthly slot at the Chertsey Community Fair. Despite poor weather it was a successful day, selling pure raw runny and soft set wildflower honey and...
Talk at the Weybridge Beekeeping Association
I gave a talk at the Weybridge Beekeeping association about my experience of beekeeping so far. Not easy when some in the audience have over 50 years of experience.
Talk at the Weybridge Beekeeping Association
I gave a talk at the Weybridge Beekeeping association about my experience of beekeeping so far. Not easy when some in the audience have over 50 years of experience.