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Bees working the early pollen of the hazel trees.
London 23rd Feb 2012 I knew that the bees were going to be out today since the temperature reached 18 degrees today in London (Feb 23rd) and indeed all the hives were busy with bees flying and bring...
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Willow pollen feeds the honey bees at Camley Street
Another great source of early spring pollen is the willow. The bees were able to take advantage of the sunny, warm day and were all over this tree. I managed to get some photos....
View ArticleStarvation Risk for our bees
Message from National Bee Unit April 2012 – Starvation Risk With the on-going poor weather, there is a real risk of bee colonies starving. Please check for stores in the colony and if in any doubt feed...
View ArticleNewcastle bees
I’m going to Scotswood Natural Community Garden in Newcastle tomorrow. Newcastle featured strongly in Bees in the City because the council was leading an initiative to make the city bee-friendly. When...
View ArticleIncreasing bee forage
Went to the launch of the Bee Collective last night in Victoria. Using a honey extraction service for beekeepers to fund more bee-friendly green spaces in London is a really neat idea. I hope it...
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Bees on ivy
Yesterday I saw hundreds of our bees on the ivy flowers. They love the ivy nectar at this time of year when little else is around. Before we kept honey bees I didn’t even know that ivy had flowers! Now...
View ArticleSweet words
Your honey is still the one to beat on taste! (A. Gold in Spitalfields, EC1) Battersea Honey – A Poem Battersea Honey, It’s right on the money, Just having a spoon Will make you feel sunny!! Una Devine...
View ArticleHive talking
Our map that links landless beekeepers with people who want to host hives is in the news today thanks to the support of the Co-op which has invested in it to promote beekeeping.
View ArticleKing’s Cross honey
Have just made a delivery of honey to A Gold in Spitalfields E1. Despite the scarcity of honey this year due to the wet summer, we are delighted to be able to supply this delightful deli with a few...
View ArticleBBKA’s honey yield survey
It was a challenging year for UK beekeeper’s even if you were not working your bees for honey but if you were the yields were low. The BBKA’s report gives some details....
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Bees and snow
It may be -2 and white outside the hive, but inside the bees will be huddling together in a cluster and vibrating their wings to create warmth. A layer of snow on the roof of the hive may even help to...
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Snowdrops
We planted a clump of snowdrops today. Hopefully they will provide a little much-needed bee food at this time of year.
View ArticleDeadly spring
As the European Commission votes to implement a two year ban on three pesticides linked to bee deaths around the world, UK beekeepers and their bees are still struggling with the vagaries of the...
View ArticleBees planting in Blackburn
Residents of Blackburn in Lancashire will be out today planting 16,000 bee-friendly plants at 28 sites across the town. Anyone who turns up at the town hall between 11-3pm will be given a trowel and...
View ArticleHuge Colony Losses
Third of all honeybee colonies in England did not survive winter British Beekeepers Association attributes worst losses since survey began to washout summer leading to long winter, exacerbated by late...
View ArticleHoney harvest
After a slow start to the summer, our bees at Camley Street did make enough honey during June and July for us to sell. It is light, delicate and delicious King’s Cross honey 2013 and is now available...
View ArticleThe last supper
The bees are busy foraging for the last pollen and nectar of the season before the winter arrives. There is a surprising amount of colour still in the garden from the never-ending cosmos, geranium...
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Orange pollen, white flowers
Bees out on a warm October day on this white flower. Lovely orange pollen on her back legs. The shrub, in case you were wondering, is a Choisya Ternata or Mexican Orange Blossom, which flowers in...
View Articlehoney survey 2013
No surprise that honey production was up this year after that very wet summer in 2012. But the yield of only 24.7lbs per hive in 2013, compared to 8.lbs last year, is as you’d expect after such a late...
View ArticleBumblebees in late November
“Just heard buzzing from Strawberry tree (arbutus unedo) in back garden. It turned out to be two very active bumblebees moving quite quickly around the bush between blossoms. We live in Surrey 500 ft...
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