Notes from a Norfolk beekeeper
A little of what we're seeing, thinking about, and getting up to across the seasons…
Two Christmas fairs…
Come and find us at the Brundall Christmas Fair on Sunday 29 November and the Lingwood Christmas Craft Fair on Sunday 6 December - honey, candles and our new gift boxes.
Read more →One eye on the ivy
The ivy's in flower and it's the best seat in the house for watching insects right now. This week is also Asian Hornet Week - and for the first time, the news is from just up the road.
Read more →Nine years on…
Nine years ago this summer, the first hives arrived in the middle of the night on the back of a Landrover. This week we came home from the Royal Norfolk Show with a second prize card.
Read more →The end of the June gap…
The bramble is already in flower - on the last day of May. What an unusually early season tells us about beekeeping, adaptation, and what comes next.
Read more →Worth every lift…
From the first inspection of the season to the moment you open the jar - how many times does your honey actually get lifted?
Read more →The perfect inspection…
Not every inspection goes to plan - but some days everything just comes together. A look at one of our strongest hives this spring.
Read more →A swarm in May is worth a load of hay…
The old beekeeping saying explained - why the timing of a swarm matters so much, and what it means for the bees and the honey crop.
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