People are being urged to spend an hour this weekend counting the birds in their garden, park or local green space for the world’s largest survey of garden wildlife. Please help RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, providing a vital snapshot of how wild birds… theguardian.com/environment/20…

#Beekeepers like free hand outs... When associations have a free swarm to give away... instagram.com/reel/DAAKytXsk…

This article 'Is Honey Actually Good For You? " Is worth a read & is fairly accurate. However I'd say crystallised/set #honey is the better as it shows that it has not been over heated. Honey can reset after adding gentle heat but not excessive heat. telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…

How many bees fit in a city? When it comes to Honey bees it’s far less than you may think it is or what is actually plonked there by well meaning but misguided beekeepers/corporates. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Probably what we already knew but Asian #Hornets feeding data is now in. Not good news. Top on their food list: Bees and wasps Flies Butterflies and Moths Bugs Beetles Grasshoppers

Government confirms UK has found first case of bird flu transmission to sheep itv.com/news/2025-03-2…

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Thornes are selling a new product reproducing queen pheromone called "TempQueen". This is to stop a queenless colony from ending up with laying workers. Not sure this will work because it's the brood pheromones that stop laying workers.

The BBKA has copies of its useful leaflet, ten favourite flowers for honey bees in small gardens, available: The A4 double-sided leaflet has now been discounted to 1p each Further details and order form on website together with other leaflets: bbka.org.uk/bbka-leaflets.

This beekeeping season has reached an early peak. Swarming is still a priority. Available equipment may be reducing rapidly. The warm, dry, sunny weather continues but for how long? Early honey crops appear promising in many areas. Will a June gap appear early?

The main findings of this work are the significant differences in Na, K, Mg, and Ca levels between natural honey and artificial syrups, and the ability to detect honey adulteration using the cost-effective SCGD OES method. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I often get the question asked, "When will nucs and queens be ready for sale?" The answer is June - July if you want a good British Mated Queen. Reasons: poor queen matings in spring, queens often fail. Colonies need to build up 1st before splitting without loosing a honey crop

Oh Hell.......pictures sent by the head keeper on one of our later higher spots......

Beekeeping for this year is coming an abrupt end. Treating and feeding this weekend & reducing hive entrances to help fight off robbing bees & wasps. Weak colonies or ones with failing queens or even too much space are at risk. These Blackthorne Sloe berries are 2 months early.

🚜🔥 Quick thinking saves tractor driver from blaze in Duxford! Firefighters and power crews worked fast to control the fire — no injuries reported farminguk.com/news/quick-thi…

A curious finding about wild-living #honeybee colonies in Germany. Only 12% survived annually. That's below replacement value (which would be expected to be about 33%). doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7…

The National Bee Unit has published details of the sad responsibilities of a beekeeper in a situation where foul brood has been confirmed. nationalbeeunit.com/assets/PDFs/1_…