Makes a change from carrying bee hives. A kind gift on buy nothing. #beekeeping #northumberland #beefarming #northernarknursery

Ready made and waxed frames from Murray. A game changer when you are single handed #northumberland #beefarmer #beekeeping #denrosa

Oxalic treatment on the bees, plus fondant and very late mouse guards #beefarmers #beekeeping #northumberland #honey

Huge thanks again to Lynne Ingram for a fascinating and eye opening talk today.

Good discussion followed too, thanks to all who attended.

Our U.K. Supermarkets could learn a thing or two about selling Honey.
Look at this excellent range of French honey in a big supermarket chain in France. Why not have isles like this across the U.K.? Why only a tiny offering?

To be honest the whole supermarket was an excellent…

Bees coming back from the borage. Only place I could get a photo! 22 mpg!! #beefarming #borage #isuzu #honey

NEW POST
Honey bees compete with native bees. How many hives are too many, resulting in damage to native bee populations? Probably fewer than you think.
theapiarist.org/too-many-honey…
#beekeeping #responsibly

A thought for next year, permanent apiaries. Did not have time to move two apiaries to rape or heather. In both cases they brought in honey from both crops. #beefarming #beekeeping #northumberland #heather #honey

Up on the moor again today with stands and checking on a few. Surprised they'd got anything as we've only had a few decent days of weather. But it does look like there's some heather honey coming in to the stronger colonies.🤞😁

The new Honey House arrives. #beekeeping #beefarming #honey #northumberland

It's the final day of #BeesNeedsWeek - 5 simple tips on how you can help provide a better environment for pollinators in your garden. #bees #beekeeping #gardening #pollinators bit.ly/3XNPkHt

It's #BeesNeedsWeek - 5 ways on how you can help provide a better environment for pollinators in your garden. #bees #beekeeping #gardening #pollinators bit.ly/3XNPkHt

It's #BeesNeedsWeek - 5 simple tips on how you can help provide a better environment for pollinators in your garden. #bees #beekeeping #gardening #pollinators bit.ly/3XNPkHt

It's #BeesNeedsWeek - some tips on how you can help provide a better environment for pollinators in your garden. #bees #beekeeping #gardening #pollinators bit.ly/3XNPkHt

It's #BeesNeedsWeek - here's how you can help provide a better environment for pollinators in your garden. #bees #beekeeping #gardening #pollinators bit.ly/3XNPkHt

It's #BeesNeedsWeek - here's how you can help provide a better environment for pollinators in your garden. #bees #beekeeping #gardening #pollinators bit.ly/3XNPkHt

At the borage

Off to the borage #beefarmer #beekeeping

No mow May has transitioned into no mow June and will become no mow July. The field maple copse in the middle has put on a lot of growth since we planted it in 2017

#gardenshour

Anita MacAleavey Lovely! I keep bees as well as being a keen gardener so I try to grow pollinator friendly plants. #GardensHour