Promoting the craft of amateur beekeeping
Sheffield, UK
Joined October 2010
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Lots of criticism on twitter for councils cutting flower-rich verges, and rightly so. Hats off to @PowysCC for letting our local verges grow despite opposition from the ‘tidy brigade’. Meadowsweet, yarrow, birdsfoot trefoil, meadow brown & ringlet aplenty. More of this please
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You might like this, courtesy of Newent Onion Fayre. I believe the ‘exhibitor’ was a 12year old girl!
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This is more about the scenery than the honey....stunning location in a deep valley wirh heather all around...sadly prone to katabatic winds...but gets serious honey most years.
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I was watching a pair of #WoolCarderBees and their antics on the stachys plants when a bumble bee strayed into their territory 😮 I grabbed the phone and filmed slow motion - watch the little male wool carder bee come in from the right like a stealth fighter! #Shutterton #Dawlish
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You just know when you here that noise that summats up !!! Swarm leaving the hive but all wasn’t lost !!!!!!!! I watched and waited and got the queen leaving, safely in a queen cage with swarm in new box 😑@britishbee @BBCRadioLincs @melvynprior @ZoeTheBall @DerbyshireBKA
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This stunning roadside verge was up until recently managed by a resident as a short mowed lawn. With encouragement he agreed to allow it to grow for the benefit of #pollinators & #wildflowers I think most will agree this has been a top result! #dontmow @PollinatorPlan
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This little strip of land beside a public walkway on a recent development has had wildflowers added making it a bee-highway and a haven for insects. #seedball
Sheffield Beekeepers retweeted
Was a buzzy Convention, but as springconvention.bbka.org.uk is open until May 31st, I'm enjoying Market Place exhibits again. Liking Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers 'Pollinating London Together' springconvention.bbka.org.uk… For Earth Day & beyond! #earthday @britishbee @PollinatingLT
Sheffield Beekeepers retweeted
Blue skies & #bees Perfect!
Our senior #BeeTeam just get on with the jobs in hand, super group of young #beekeepers!
#proud #BeekeepersHour @britishbee @EastLancsBees
#youngPeople #outdoorEdChat
Sheffield Beekeepers retweeted
Anybody got any queens available?
Struggling to find any early queens either overwintered or imported.
Has brexit put an end to all queen imports??
Sheffield Beekeepers retweeted
Skeps & Hackles is an article I'm drafting about rural beekeeping. Skeps are cone-shaped bee homes woven from straw, grass, rushes etc. and made waterproof by covering with daub (dung+straw) or by weaving a hackle, a bit like a skep umbrella!
@britishbee @BkaBev @BeeCraftMag
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Welcome to our live #ScienceWeek Q&A for #NatureDetectives and anyone interested in how, why and what evidence we collect to help us protect the wildlife on our nature reserves and beyond! Ask your questions below and we’ll answer as many as we can – we’ll be here live from 1pm!
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Main amateur Beekeeping organisations in UK have joined together to warn government of a "severe and imminent" threat of importing a bee pest called Small Hive Beetle. They say not enough checks in Northern Ireland to ensure imports are disease free #bees bbka.org.uk/news/serious-ris…
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A really shocking investigative article about how works the industry of honey adulteration in China and India
More info about international honey fraud: honeyap.org
downtoearth.org.in/news/heal…
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A comprehensive guide to #bees and #beekeeping, starting with the novice & ending with the semi-expert!
'The Complete Guide to Beekeeping' - By Jeremy Evans
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Sheffield Beekeepers retweeted
Wonderful photo of #stinglessbees with queen.
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#StinglessBees
Photo's by Daniel Ellis from 'Keeping Australian Stingless Bees' by Greg Coonan. Buy here: bit.ly/2XKGoV0
(Your nearest bookstore can also order this title in for you, wherever you live in the world, by proving them with the ISBN: 978-1-912271-77-1.)
