Monthly Archives: January 2011

I was in an agricultural store, Scats, this afternoon buying cat food, when the manageress came up for a chat. We’ve known each other for years but our paths haven’t crossed lately, so we had a bit of catching up to … Continue reading →

On the day that I noticed that Nelson, atop his column, was proudly standing in front of a large skep, I went on to the British Library. The main reason for the visit was to ascertain whether they need a … Continue reading →

I see that the statue of him on a column in Trafalgar Square has what appears to be a skep next to him, the dimensions of which would surely have been approved by Pettigrew!

I went to see my daughter’s new flat at London.  I’m not sure quite where it is, but it is within earshot of the Arsenic football club. It is a couple of floors up in a 50s model block and … Continue reading →

DARG, the Devon Apicultural Research Group, has asked me to work up a project for their members to undertake this year.  We are too few in number and too concentrated geographically to do it all by ourselves. I have posted … Continue reading →

This afternoon I removed one of my hives from Portland in which the bees had died and transferred it to a new site at Preston, just outside Weymouth.  The field is left fallow as a David Bellamy-approved wild flower meadow … Continue reading →

  I hade a quick peek at my emails via my mobile phone as I was about to go into the BBKA’s ADM and found one from Outskirts Press to say that Getting the Best from Your Bees is now in print!  Here’s … Continue reading →

It was a long day yesterday attending the ADM. I think I probably spent as long sat behind a wheel as in the meeting.  I got there a little earlier than usual and bagged a seat near the front where … Continue reading →