Hi Shaftesbury beekeepers, My beekeeper in Shaftesbury who has been keeping bees for over 30 years

Hi All, The spell of hot weather in the second half of May gave our virgin queens the weather they

Hi All, The end of May is not far away and the air will be alive with virgin queens out on their

Hi All, If you can collect them, a very experienced beekeeper in Salisbury is offering frames of

Hi All, Ten nucs left! They will be delivered by the beekeeper to your door from Wales! Four nucs in

Hi All, Ideal for beginners? Full colonies are being offered in West London and Reading. Why would

Hi All, I have more beekeepers offering overwintered nucs since my last email. Guildford, Brighton,

Hi All, We have had several warm sunny days here in the East, and I think in many parts of the

Hi All, The bees are out and their colonies are slowly beginning to expand. The cherry plum and

Hi All, The recent warm spell had the bees flying to the snowdrops here in the East of the country

Hi All, I have added a new member to this group who is near Yeovil in Somerset. He is an experienced

We have several members who reluctantly have to give up beekeeping and are therefore looking for a

Can you help? Once you have a few years beekeeping experience you know just how much is involved and

25 colonies for a beekeeper in the South who wants to expand rapidly - is that you? The hot weather

ARE YOU IN LEEDS AND IN NEED OF A COLONY? HELP NEEDED! I find it a sobering fact that we are now only

Hi All, As the spring flow comes to an end and we move into the June gap before the full summer flow

Hi all, These are the most recent offers for beginners and those wishing to increase their stock

... but possibly for not very much longer There are new offers of help from experienced beekeepers in

Hi all I have more offers of bees to get you started, replace your losses, or expand your numbers. If

We now have beekeeper in:|- LIVERPOOL, YORK, LINCOLNSHIRE, WAKEFIELD, ESSEX, LONDON Offering help

- but some beekeepers have already run out of overwintered nucs. The most recent offers are here.

As the sun shines my list of beekeepers offering to help beginners get started (and the established

It's time to buy. Most parts of the UK have been lucky enough to have some nice warm weather in

Buying you first colony of bees A full colony of bees (Standard National) is 11 brood frames. In

As an 'old' beekeeper who thinks he knows a bit about beekeeping (ha, ha) looking back on

There is not much of 2024 left now and we will soon be celebrating the shortest day of the year. Many

I hope you had a great crop of honey this year and are finding plenty of customers for the results of

Onger Bee Keepers? Barry writes: "Is there anyone near Ongar Essex who can help me with my hives

What do you do when you have built up an apiary over the years - "There are 7 full colonies, 6

My beekeeping teachers (way back last century) were keen to stress that you take off your honey crop