Tag Archives: Beginner

Cleaning wax using a microwave oven

By Bee Craft | Published: November 2, 2012

Beekeeping Photodiary Cleaning wax using a microwave oven Using the microwave makes cleaning wax quick and easy..

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Beekeeping in the Land of Fire and Ice

By Bee Craft | Published: July 9, 2012

Lester Quayle Bees and beekeeping in an unexpected part of the world WHAT COMES to mind when you think of Iceland, I mean the country not the frozen food shop? Maybe the Cod Wars or collapsing banks or an unpronounceable volcano, but probably not beekeeping. This isolated island in the North Atlantic has not got [...]

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Contingency Planning for the Small Hive Beetle

By Bee Craft | Published: June 9, 2012

Gay Marris*, Mike Brown*, Ivor Flatman*, Andy Wattam*, Belinda Phillipson., Kim Chadwick., Liz McIntosh. (* National Bee Unit; Bee Health Policy) Vital information and advice about this potential threat to our bees This article appears in the June 2012 issue of Bee Craft. THE EXOTIC SPECIES Aethina tumida, commonly known as the small hive beetle [...]

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Guidance on Monitoring for Asian Hornets

By Bee Craft | Published: May 9, 2012

Gay Marris, PhD – National Bee Unit (NBU) Everyone can help by looking out for this exotic pest THE ASIAN HORNET, Vespa velutina, is an aggressive predator of honey bees and other beneficial insects. It has recently extended its geographical range from Asia to mainland Europe following an accidental introduction to France and is now [...]

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In the Bee-ginning: April

By Bee Craft | Published: April 9, 2012

Phil McAnespie Siting an apiary and the first inspection HAVING DEALT in other articles about how beginners should get started, what basic equipment is needed and made some suggestions about sourcing quality honey bees, this month I would like to have a look at where best to put our bees. I will also tell you [...]

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Chalk Brood

By Bee Craft | Published: April 9, 2012

Pam Gregory, MSc, NDB We continue our look at bee diseases with a consideration of this minor brood disease CHALK BROOD is a common brood infection, the causative organism being a jolly little fungus called Ascosphaera apis. Chalk brood has to be just about the commonest bee disease found in the UK and there must [...]

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Gene Knockdown in Varroa destructor

By Bee Craft | Published: April 9, 2012

Graham Torrie, Scottish Correspondent Dr Alan Bowman of the University of Aberdeen tells Bee Craft about the support of Vita(Europe) Ltd in opening up an exciting new phase in this cutting edge research HAVING BEEN named last year by Esquire magazine as one of the ‘20 men who will shape the next 20 years’, Dr [...]

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Buying and Selling Bees

By Bee Craft | Published: February 9, 2012

Ken Basterfield, NDB This is an excerpt from an article published in the February 2012 issue of Bee Craft. To read the whole article subscribe to Bee Craft here. As a beginner or maybe someone making up for winter losses or looking to expand, it is worth considering these points before purchasing bees. The season [...]

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House Hunting by Honey Bees

By Bee Craft | Published: May 6, 2011

Thomas D Seeley, PhD, Professor of Biology at Cornell University C Nelson) This is an extract of an article published in Bee Craft May 2011. To read more and to subscribe to 12 digital issues of Bee Craft, January – December 2011 click here. Thomas D Seeley is Professor of Biology at Cornell University. His [...]