Tag: dead bees


  • Beekeeping Update: July 2026

    Bees in Transit If you read the previous beekeeping blog you’ll know that June was especially difficult, and despite the welcomed warmer and drier weather, July had an equally deadly sting in its’ tail. I had ordered a nuc last year, for this season, and so booked a ferry for a day trip off-island to…

  • Beekeeping Update: June 2026

    Robbing B’ees It has been a difficult time for the bees and the beekeeper here on the Isle of Lewis. The average temperature for the last 30 days has been around 11-12°C and it has felt generally cool. It’s hard to think that tomorrow is the longest day and only this week I had the…