Blog – bees, beekeeping & other sticky subjects
Wasps!
The wasp who dared probably wished she hadn’t. This little nucleus doesn’t take prisoners. It bakes them!
Chronic Bee Paralysis
A mystery disease, CBPV, is being reported, but a British bee farmer has developed an ingenious way to try to control it.
Where would you like to keep bees?
What a great game: Googleguessr. Where in the world is it? And you can ponder if you’d like to keep bees there.
Recruits or volunteers?
The secrets of bees. A colony with a newly-laying queen has emerged from next to nothing.
Drone to drone
Video of a radio-controlled drone attracting honeybee drones. And it seems that it’s not an unusual sighting.
Greenham Common DCA Visit 2
The largest and most spectacular Drone Congregation Area Turlough has yet discovered.
The size of Drone Congregation Areas
How big can a Drone Congregation Area be? Vita’s Blogger on further explorations.
The Hive at Kew
The art and science of honeybees and pollination are celebrated in a stunning installation at Kew Gardens, London.
Stroppy bees
The herb farm is a very productive apiary, but the bees are agitated and we think there is something in the environment.
Vita sponsors innovative project to help tackle trauma
Project to help service personnel affected by trauma.