ZeezBeez
My date with a Module...
or tips to help pass Module 5 - Bee Anatomy - of the British Beekeeping Association (BBKA) suite of exams. I thought I would share my...
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From our delicious honey, handmade soaps, shampoo bars, lip balms, bath bombs, beeswax wraps and polish - we owe everything to the ingenuity of our amazing bees! You can follow our fascinating journey here on the blog, or at the very least you'll get to read our bee-obsessed musings...
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ZeezBeez
- May 7, 2021
- 2 min
How to use a handmade shampoo bar
There are many methods dotted around the internet, but in this blog I will comment on what works for me. GROUND RULES: It is very easy,...
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ZeezBeez
- Mar 27, 2021
- 5 min
Honey adulteration & fraud
HONEY ADULTERATION I was fortunate enough to view an excellent webinar by Lynne Ingram about the issue of honey adulteration and wow,...
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ZeezBeez
- Mar 11, 2021
- 3 min
Why use handmade soaps? - revisited
It has been a year since our last post on this subject and we have come a long way. It's good to remind ourselves why we do this. So,...
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ZeezBeez
- Mar 4, 2021
- 4 min
THAT'S ONE WAY TO MOVE A HIVE
We decided to move one of our hives from the main apiary to a site about 200 metres away. The reasons for doing this were as follows:-...
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ZeezBeez
- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
Beehive Insulation - Do my hive meet 'Bee-uilding' Regulations?
We thought it might be helpful to offer our experiences with regard to the insulating of beehives. Our interest was piqued after reading...
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ZeezBeez
- Sep 1, 2020
- 1 min
Natural Honeybee Wax Comb 2 - do bees like starter strips?
Natural honeybee wax comb - letting the bees decide
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ZeezBeez
- Jul 13, 2020
- 2 min
Natural Honeybee Wax Comb 1: nature's great builders.
Our aim is to let the bees behave as they would like with minimal interference from us. Having followed the 'Rose Hive Method' for a few...
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ZeezBeez
- Jun 4, 2020
- 1 min
Our Plastic Free Pledge
We were intrigued to find that you could make a 'Plastic Free Pledge' by visiting the LessPlastic website; which is well worth doing. It...
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ZeezBeez
- May 24, 2020
- 3 min
The Lives Of Bees by Thomas D Seeley - our thoughts
How we can become better custodians of honey bees
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ZeezBeez
- May 15, 2020
- 10 min
OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR BEES
(Our way of one size box beekeeping ). Challenging Conventional Beekeeping.
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ZeezBeez
- May 7, 2020
- 12 min
10 COMMANDMENTS OF BEEKEEPING
Two* people's view of modern beekeeping. *number may change if we get any likes.
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ZeezBeez
- Mar 23, 2020
- 2 min
Why use traditional handmade soaps?
'Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants'. So said William Osler, and he should know as he was the 'father of modern...
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ZeezBeez
- Aug 10, 2019
- 1 min
100% cotton hand knitted flannels and sisal soap savers.
Coral and yellow and blue and sage, violet and orange and rose. I can sing a rainbow and tell you that we now have a colourful range of...
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ZeezBeez
- Jul 21, 2019
- 2 min
It's a wrap! - the hand crafted alternative to cling film
An environmentally friendly way of keeping your food and sandwiches fresh and protected
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ZeezBeez
- Jul 4, 2019
- 1 min
Summer honey is in production.
There's a buzz in the air. A short walk up the lane here at Bouchland will reward you with the reassuring hum of the buzzy miracles...
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ZeezBeez
- May 11, 2019
- 3 min
It's swarm here on the farm
After a run of bad weather, as the temperature rises the beekeeper has to be vigilant during hive inspections to spot any signs of swarm...
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ZeezBeez
- May 3, 2019
- 1 min
What's a bee's favourite food ?
Well honey really, but they do like getting the ingredients from the humble Dandelion. Ignoring their status as weeds, dandelions are...
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ZeezBeez
- Apr 18, 2019
- 2 min
I've met the Queen
I didn't have to go to London; she was right here in Devon! As the sun shone I took the opportunity of moving her onto some nice clean...
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ZeezBeez
- Apr 3, 2019
- 1 min
The BEEMOBILE
We've pimped our ride, so if you see us around give us a cheeky wave. Thanks be to Dave at Blue Orange signs in South Molton for...
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