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Beekeeper’s Notes October 2015

A Mite Troubling. Hugh Coakley writes about the mite that breeds and feeds on the poor beleaguered honeybee. Something very nasty is going on in our beehives. It is hard to spot…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.94

By Malcolm Fincham It gave me great delight to received some marvellous information from the hard working staff at The Guildford Dragon NEWS. A few technical hitches had now been resolved and…

Riff Raff Diary – for August 2015

Riverbank tales from our local St Catherine’s Lengthsman/Weirkeeper by Robert Craig I was on holiday during August (as a lot of people are) so prior to going away I focused…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.93

By Malcolm Fincham I must admit (though not to my wife) that my leisurely love of nature watching does turn slightly addictive at times. This is especially true when there’s a chance of…

Photo Feature: By The Wey – Again

Readers might have been wondering what happened to the family of swans whose nest and successful hatching of ten cygnets was reported in earlier articles. After a long period of…

Beekeeper’s Notes September 2015

Drones Over Guildford In this month’s Beekeeper’s Notes, Hugh Coakley talks about exploding genitalia and being eaten by wasps, all part of the highs and lows in the life of…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.92

By Malcolm Fincham As August arrived noticeable signs that the tide of summer was starting to turn. I heard our local blackbird sing his last tuneful song of this year on July…

Richard’s Wey August 2015

The latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations The continuing dry weather in July meant that the grass on the locksides has stopped growing for now,…

Canal Trust Fighting A Pretty Nasty Invader

Volunteers have been pulling up pretty flowering plants because it is feared they are a huge threat to a waterway restoration project in Surrey and Sussex. Workers have been “bashing”…

‘Meet The Bee’ – Your Chance For A Fascinating New Experience

The first time you see a beehive opened in front of you is a memorable experience. It is certainly one us beekeepers remember. Reactions can be a mixture of surprise…