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Beekeeper’s Notes January 2017 – Do Bees Poo In The Forest?
Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. In the latest of his monthly notes, he talks about the toilet habits of bees during the winter. Have you had that bloated feeling…
Beekeeper’s Notes December 2016: What Do Beekeepers Do In The Winter?
Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. In the latest of his monthly notes, he talks about what beekeepers are supposed to do in the winter (but don’t always). It is…
Beekeeper’s Notes November 2016: Honey On Show
Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. In the latest of his monthly notes, he talks about the National Honey Show and adulterated honey being exported around the world. I heard…
Beekeeper’s Notes October 2016: Natural Healing From The Hive
Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. In the latest of his monthly notes, he talks about propolis, the little known substance in the hive but with well documented healing properties.…
Beekeeper’s Notes August 2016: ‘Barefoot’ Beekeeping
Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. In this month’s Beekeeper’s Notes, he talks about a hive that had been abandoned for years and the pros and cons of the bees doing their own…
Beekeeper’s Notes July 2016: Queen For Sale
Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon and writes a regular column on beekeeping. He talks this month about the wonderful world of queens. It is always nice to have some…
Beekeeper’s Notes June 2016: To Propagate Is The Order Of The Day
Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. We know about the birds and the bees but do we know how bees increase and propagate? He continues his monthly notes below… The…
Beekeeper’s Notes May 2016: ‘Darling, I think I’ve Got A Notifiable Disease’
Hugh Coakley, who keeps bees in Worplesdon, talks about having a notifiable disease and what he had to do about his fears. “Darling, I think I’ve got a notifiable disease”…
Beekeeper’s Notes April 2016: No Pensions For Bees
Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon and talks about the new beekeeeping season and the bees working until they drop in his monthly series. My bees, thank goodness, look to…
Beekeeper’s Notes March 2016 – Starving Bees Turn Cannibal
Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. In this month’s notes, he talks about how honeybees will suck the fluids from their own brood to save the colony from starvation. There…
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