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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…
January 1, 2017 / 1 Comment / Read More
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…
December 1, 2016 / No Comment / Read More
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…
October 31, 2016 / 1 Comment / Read More
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.…
October 1, 2016 / No Comment / Read More
Hugh Coakley, who keeps bees in Worplesdon, talks about observing the hive entrance for clues on what is going on inside and the strange sighting of ghostly bees around this…
September 1, 2016 / No Comment / Read More
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…
August 1, 2016 / 1 Comment / Read More
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…
July 1, 2016 / 1 Comment / Read More
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…
June 1, 2016 / No Comment / Read More
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…
April 1, 2016 / 1 Comment / Read More
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…
March 1, 2016 / No Comment / Read More
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