Monthly Archives: March 2012
The word is out! Honey – the real stuff – is worth a pretty penny.
We went to dinner last night and I remembered that the couple we were meeting liked honey so I detrermined – and was successful – to remember to take a jar of honey. It was one of just 3 remaining … Continue reading
Posted in Background, Bee life, Forage, Garden area, Honey
Tagged balcony, Bees for development charity, garden view, honey, hot air balloon, tamper proof
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A complete failure for me
Having been intrigued by Surrey beekeepers idea about getting children interested in bees, the past weekend of sunshine seemed a good opportunity to put this into practice. I did change it a little. I cut circles of paper into rough … Continue reading
Posted in Background, Bee curious, Bee life, Forage, Forage plants, Natural world, The Team
Tagged bee preference, colour experiment, experiment, forage, ignore, paper flowers, sugar syrup
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Pollen; I never imagined it could fill a fascinating hour long talk
Bucks County Beekeepers Seminar Day has three hour long talks and each one I have seen has been of a high quality and has highlighted aspects of beekeeping or related life to an extent that has almost surprised me. They … Continue reading
Posted in Bee curious, Bee life, Forage plants, Natural world
Tagged holly, honeysuckle, pollen, varroa sheet
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What a wonderful idea – getting children interested in bees
Thank you SurreyBeekeeper So, basically the suggestion is a set of shapes of several colours should be set out with ‘centres’ of small containers such as bottle tops into which some sugar syrup can be placed. A tally chart to … Continue reading
Posted in Forage plants, General beekeeping, Natural world
Tagged hyacinth, mother's day, pink, pollen, poppy
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Pollinator architecture
There is a really good article here It shows how simple things can be recycled to help preserve or create habitats for pollinators and the extra surprise is how beautiful they all are.
Posted in Background, Bee life, Forage, Garden area, Natural world
Tagged bamboo canes, insect, insect hotel, pollinator, recycle, stones, wood
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Even more impressed with this water idea
Last year I shared with you an idea pinched from the good folk on the beekeepers forum. It showed how a 5 litre sized container could be adapted with an oasis block to provide a good supply of water in … Continue reading
The magic of pollen
My first view of a frame with glistening cells of pollen caused one of those little pangs – the sort of ‘awe and wonder’ we teachers were encouraged to display for our pupils. I hadn’t fully appreciated the range of … Continue reading
Posted in Bee curious, Bee life, Forage, Forage plants, General beekeeping, Natural world, Red pollen
Tagged autumn, cells, forage, glisten, grains, honey bee, interactive, pollen, protein, season, spring, winter, young
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Prepare to feel the magic
Pictures worth 1000 words
Posted in Bee life, General beekeeping, Natural world, Uncategorized
Tagged amazement, awe, bat, Bees, humming bird, nature, nectar, pollen, Wonder
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A potted view of the Hughenden Manor apiary project
This project is detailed more fully on another blog It is a project that allows others to understand a little more about bees and beekeeping with options for those who cannot become beekeepers themselves or those who are tempted but … Continue reading
Posted in Background, Educational opportunities, General beekeeping, Hughenden Manor Project, The Team, Uncategorized
Tagged apiary, bee, comb, entrance, hive, honey, pollen, swarm
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Non bee link rant
Why, when we install so many hardware devices, or software can we only select ‘English (US) and not English (UK)? Can we reclaim our language, please? No wonder schoolchildren become confused. If you are learning 2 foreign languages they … Continue reading
Posted in Rants
Tagged A4, English (UK), English (US), letter, paper, print, spelling
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