Tag: honey production


  • Beekeeping Update: Spring has Sprung (2026)

    A Hive of Activity In my 2026 diary April 19th marks the first day of spring with blue skies, little wind and double digits showing on the thermometer. The bees […]

  • Beekeeping Update: April 2026

    Spring hasn’t Sprung In many parts of the UK the bees are already fetching in the nectar from oil seed rape and dandelion; beekeepers are splitting colonies, adding supers, seeing […]

  • Beekeeping Update: March 2026

    Spring has Sprung With the spring equinox today and the opening off the daffodils on the 1st March it seemed like a good time to look at the season ahead, […]

  • Beekeeping (quick) Update: January 2026

    A Barrow Full of Bees Winter is normally a quiet time for the beekeeper. As the year draws to a close here on the Isle of Lewis the days are […]

  • Beekeeping Update: September 2025

    Hi Honey! September has been a mixed month. The winds have increased and the sunny days are equally broken by days of rain. It has also been a mixed month […]