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Is Spring nearly here?

Is Spring nearly here?

Is Spring nearly here?   Our honeybees are out and about enjoying a few dry and warmish days. So far all the colonies have survived the winter. The early Spring is a critical time as lots of...

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Buzzing with success

Buzzing with success

Award winning honey and beeswaxWow! September was a busy month with two big honey shows - the Birmingham Honey Show at Winterbourne Gardens and the Warwickshire County Show. It was a lot of...

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Honey, I love you

Honey, I love you

Honey, I love youOur family are bee lovers and adore honey! And yes that was part of my motivation to become a beekeeper. In my first few years with only a couple of hives, I found it hard to...

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World Bee Day

World Bee Day

World Bee Day – 20 May. This is a fabulous opportunity to acknowledge the critical role bees play in our lives and for us all to bee engaged!

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How do you move a honeybee colony?

How do you move a honeybee colony?

How do you move a honeybee colony? Well with great care is the obvious response! Moving boxes each containing 10-15,000 stingy insects is a bit scary but if you plan ahead, and follow a few rules,...

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Honey & lemon cup cakes

Honey & lemon cup cakes

Award winning honey & lemon cupcakes (third prize in the Warwickshire Beekeepers County Show!) Honey & lemon Cup Cakes Ingredients for cakes:150g (6oz)...

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1st National Honey Day

1st National Honey Day

On Friday 21 October we’re celebrating the first ever National Honey Day. The aim is to promote delicious local honey and highlight the increasing problem of fake ‘honey’.

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It’s Plastic Free July!

It’s Plastic Free July!

It’s Plastic Free July and a great opportunity for us all to think about what we’re buying and how we can make some permanent changes to reduce the amount of plastic in our day-to-day lives.

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Propolis – it’s bee magic

Propolis – it’s bee magic

From propolis tincture to bee magic salve  You might not have heard about it before, and it really doesn’t look much, but propolis, or bee-glue, is really amazing stuff! Bees collect it from sticky...

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How do you move a honeybee colony?