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

You may have noticed that there has been a lot in the news about single use plastic over the past few years. In the beekeeping world I’ve seen an increase in people making Beeswax Wraps to use instead of clingfilm

This year has lived up to expectations with many incidents and calamities! allow me to share as a source of amusement or warning!

The season kicked off with a lovely warm early spring, which resulted in lots of swarms!!

Bees for Development is a fantastic charity that has helped thousands of families around the world earn an income from sustainable beekeeping.

There are so many reasons that I shouldn’t be a beekeeper, not least the fact that I’m known to be rather clumsy

As my husband and I stood in our bathroom we watched as an enormous cloud of bees flew over our garden

I’m still not quite sure how I ended up a beekeeper. I’ve always loved nature, the outdoors and animals but I wasn’t one of those kids that collected beasties or had a fascination with insects.