Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon Cannibalism is regarded with horror and fascination by humans but the wider animal kingdom is less troubled by this most fundamental survival strategy. We…
March 1, 2023 / No Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon The government has given “emergency authorisation” to allow the banned neonicotinoid pesticide, deadly to bees, bumble bees and insects, on this year’s sugar beet…
February 1, 2023 / No Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon I’ve had a lovely email from 13-year-old Nat Sutton who lives in Guildford. He is doing a research project at school called “Do we…
January 1, 2023 / No Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon It is probably the quietest time of the year for beekeepers. The bees are prepared for the winter, plenty of honey stores, a dry…
December 1, 2022 / No Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon The weather is drawing in, shorter days and a little bit colder and wetter. Just what we would expect and even hope for at…
November 1, 2022 / No Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon The annual debate between wifes and husbands about when to turn on the central heating was triggered by the sudden drop in temperature at…
October 1, 2022 / No Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon I don’t know whether you have ever seen a hornet close up. They are huge, about half the size of your thumb. To see…
September 1, 2022 / 1 Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon “Bees can count, recognise images of human faces and learn simple tool use and abstract concepts,” says Lars Chittka, professor of sensory and behavioural…
August 1, 2022 / No Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon The summer flow is on now and the bees are bringing in nectar by the box load. Two of our strong hives have foraged…
July 1, 2022 / 1 Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon Our bees are looking good. The spring nectar flow has finished now. We hope to extract honey soon and we are expecting a good…
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