Blog – bees, beekeeping & other sticky subjects
Social Media Calendar Winners
Here are the ten Social Media winners of the limited edition Vita 2017 Calendar.
Following the Wild Bees
Richard Rickitt reviews Thomas Seeley’s fascinating new book about how to find feral honey bee colonies.
Born to beekeep
With a surname like Mielgo, is working with bees your destiny? Vita’s new technical manager is Paulo Mielgo.
The glory of heather honey
Heather produces one of the world’s most stunning honeys. It requires special efforts, but the taste is beyond compare.
Bees and horses can mix
The new venue of the UK’s National Honey Show at Sandown Park race course was very popular.
Drone Congregation Areas 2016 – roundup
To coincide with an article on Drone Congregation Areas in Bee Craft, November 2016, here is a selection of videos.
Bee Music Live at Kew Hive
Last night saw the first live music performances inside the astonishing Hive at Kew Gardens, London.
Apiguard at work
A fraction of the results of Apiguard treatment after just three days.
Call in the propolis!
The bees objected to the gap between two supers.
Wasps!
The wasp who dared probably wished she hadn’t. This little nucleus doesn’t take prisoners. It bakes them!