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  • Walrus Wobbles (beekeeping blunders)

    Walrus Wobbles (beekeeping blunders)
    Jun 18 2025
    Some of the many things that can and do go wrong when beekeeping, and what to do about themBluesky Threads Instagram YouTube Facebook
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    14 min
  • Beekeeping: Myth Busting

    Beekeeping: Myth Busting
    May 29 2025
    Steve Donohoe discusses the beekeeping season so far, as well as some beekeeping myths, and ideas on intensive versus extensive farming methods.Bluesky Threads Instagram YouTube Facebook
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    37 min
  • Beekeeping Twilight Zone

    Beekeeping Twilight Zone
    May 18 2025
    Some strange and unexpected things can happen in beekeeping - here are some of themBluesky Threads Instagram YouTube Facebook
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    12 min
  • Swarming Hurts Your Honey Crop

    Swarming Hurts Your Honey Crop
    May 4 2025
    A little about how much honey you might lose if your bees swarm, and some ways to prevent swarming or reduce the honey lost.Bluesky Threads Instagram YouTube Facebook
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    11 min
  • The Best Queen Cells

    The Best Queen Cells
    Apr 21 2025
    Steve Donohoe walks through his method for making the best queen cells he has ever seen. It's the same method as used by Brother Adam, back in the day, and by Mike Palmer, and others.Bluesky Threads Instagram YouTube Facebook
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    15 min
  • Varroa: Why Treat? by Kirsty Stainton

    Varroa: Why Treat? by Kirsty Stainton
    Apr 13 2025
    A balanced and detailed look at the science surrounding the issue of non-treatment of honey bees, including a comparison between the two main approaches: selective breeding and using survivor stock. Bluesky Threads Instagram YouTube Facebook
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    23 min
  • Beekeeping Essentials: The Critical Spring Period

    Beekeeping Essentials: The Critical Spring Period
    Mar 25 2025
    From Steve Donohoe's blog post of the same title, this covers all of the important beekeeping things that matter during the springtime. It covers feeding bees early on, then providing space, dealing with colonies of different sizes, equalisation, reversing boxes, difference between drawn comb and foundation, and even a little nod towards early queen rearing.Bluesky Threads Instagram YouTube Facebook
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    15 min
  • Interview With Jolanta

    Interview With Jolanta
    Mar 10 2025
    Taken from a chapter in Steve Donohoe's book, Interviews With Beekeepers, this covers a conversation between Steve, Jolanta, and Murray McGregor in 2017. Jolanta is the head of the queen rearing unit at Denrosa Apiaries, and she explains how she makes her queens. Denrosa is the largest commercial beekeeping operation in the UK.Bluesky Threads Instagram YouTube Facebook
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    21 min