I recently wrote a series of posts on my social pages about getting started in beekeeping, answering the most asked questions concerning becoming a beekeeper.

As winter turns to spring the days get longer and usually brighter too, there are the odd days when the bees will start flying

If you’re thinking that this is the year you want to start keeping bees then read on for my 5 tips for getting started in beekeeping.

I’ve mentioned many times that when you become a beekeeper your awareness of the seasons and the changes in weather becomes a keen part of daily life.

It’s at this time of year, as we start to venture out from our winter slumber and begin to recognise the rhythms of nature again, that people often start asking about how to get into beekeeping.

I don’t get to be with the bees very often in the winter as they’re not out flying, they’re not collecting nectar or pollen and not building the colony by thousands of bees a day, instead they are in a semi-hibernation called torpor.

It’s May 2020, the COVID-19 lockdown has been in place for six weeks but the bees are carrying on regardless!