How are they doing?

I wanted to see how the free-range bees at Selmeston were getting on after their relocation. I was concerned that they might be too traumatised by the interference and subsequent robbing but I need not have worried: I have a full update on my Patreon but they seem to be using the back and sides …

Sustainable Beekeeping Poster

I have a few of these left, so let me know if you would like one as a handy reminder of how a honey bee colony works! Patrons get a free one; blog readers get a 50% discount... Sustainable Beekeeping PosterA2 Poster, including UK delivery£5.00Click here to purchase.

Now more than ever…

...we need to invite, encourage, and celebrate the wildlife in our gardens. A recent report by Buglife and Kent Wildlife Trust confirms what we all have observed (or rather, have not observed) on our windscreens and number plates: insect numbers have declined dramatically. My friend drives to Scotland each year in August. In a Landrover. …