How we can become better custodians of honey bees

(Our way of one size box beekeeping ). Challenging Conventional Beekeeping.

'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 medicine'. As the sup...

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 hand-knitted, 100% co...

An environmentally friendly way of keeping your food and sandwiches fresh and protected

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 enjoying the blackberry b...

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 preparations and rea...

Well honey really, but they do like getting the ingredients from the humble Dandelion. Ignoring their status as weeds, dandelions are actually quite pretty a...

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 comb to lay eggs in. I...

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 interpreting my ideas.

The heart soars when you see the bees going into the hive wearing the latest fashion in pollen leggings. It means that there is a laying Queen in there and s...

Apparently Queen Zee has been testing this on me for weeks. How things have changed eh! My hair feels clean, soft and vibrant and I'm told I smell great too....

The recent warm weather has drawn the girls out for a bit of fun. Mavis sneaks up on a Camelia whilst her sisters have dived right in. Great to see but we ar...

The little ladies were out yesterday enjoying the sunshine. We don't want them too active whilst there is no forage, but it warms the heart to know that they...

Queen Zee has been bizzy creating a range of hand-made lip balms to make you go 'oooh'. Each one contains beeswax, almond oil and cocoa butter to keep those ...