Monthly Archives: February 2017

That’s what the Postman had written on the note I found on my doormat this evening when I got back from touring 5 of my apiaries to see whether the colonies had survived the winter. They have all survived so … Continue reading →

Today was Somerset BKA’s annual Lecture Day.  This year it was held at Somerton, a bit closer to home than the usual Cheddar.  It’s well into the Somerset Levels as, looking around the area from outside the Hall, everything in … Continue reading →

There were about two dozen of us at the DARG (Devon Apicultural Research Group) meeting at Uplowman, near Tiverton, today as the local BKA branch members were invited, which swelled the numbers.  There was one other from Dorset, Liz Rescorla, … Continue reading →

I was contacted recently by an old apprentice, Jane, who wants to get back into beekeeping, having been beeless for a few years, her life having been too turbulent.  Her boy friend, Oliver, an organic farmer in Somerset, has planted a … Continue reading →

Last night, with the aid of my gps, I weaved my way along the secret back lanes of West Dorset and, with a bit of doubling back, found the village hall of Whitchurch Canonicorum exactly at 7.30 when West Dorset … Continue reading →