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Make your garden irresistible to bees

Make your garden irresistible to bees

Spring is finally here. As the weather warms up honeybees are emerging to look for nectar and pollen, food that provides the energy needed to build up their colonies. With an average of at least 20,000 to 40,000 bees in a typical beehive, they need lots of food!

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Beauty and the Bees

Beauty and the Bees

Products from the beehive have improved human lives for thousands of years. So what bee goodies do we use in our different skincare products and why?  Our bees produce raw, unheated honey which is a...

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Honeycomb is awesome

Honeycomb is awesome

All honeys from local hives are delicious and have distinctive flavours. Most honey lovers like runny honey but spreading it thickly on your toast is tricky as it dribbles :-). For me honeycomb is...

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What do honey bees do in the winter?

What do honey bees do in the winter?

I'm often asked what happens to bee colonies in the winter. Well for many bees and wasps only the queens live through the winter. However, honey bees are different as they remain active all year...

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Bee Helpful

Bee Helpful

Bees are amazing creatures and absolutely crucial to our everyday lives. We can each do our bit to help them thrive.

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How do you move a honeybee colony?