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All beekeepers have wax cappings and crushed honeycomb around at some stage or another.  Making mead from them isn't common practice nowadays, but it's so rewarding. It means no honey is wasted and the process is simpler than you think. This is how we make mead from our honey cappings and crushed comb.

We started beekeeping in the Spring of 2018. Losing your first bee colony isn't the ideal way to start your third season in beekeeping but, sadly,...

This weekend we visited our bee hives. There were lots of honey bees drinking from the tray of water we put out for them. So why would we be provid...

We had an unseasonably hot spell over Easter, and there have been reports of bees swarming already. Once you understand a bit about why honey bees ...

We started keeping Bees in 2018. Having attended a lot of training and read more than you can possibly imagine, we decided that Sustainable Beekeep...

Beekeeping in Winter doesn't involve a lot of activity on the part of the Beekeeper. But, as we are discovering, it does involve a lot of wishing f...

Getting started in Beekeeping is proving to be an exciting and unpredictable affair! A swarm on the ground is not good...

I have wanted to keep Bees for a while. A few weeks ago I was able to dip my toe in the water, thanks to a friend who was planning an inspection of...