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Will she or won’t she? (She did!)

The observation hive has been in action for a few weeks now — and is as mysterious as ever. There’s a queen, a retinue, the motions of going through egg-laying, but no brood or eggs yet … UPDATE: she IS laying.

Hangout on bee diseases

Sebastian Owen has appeared in a Bee Craft Hangout (public video conference call) about bee diseases, specifically Nosema and Chronic Bee Paralysis. The hour-long video packs in lots of useful information. You can watch it here …

Swarm in search of company, but not a home

As I approached a newish apiary last weekend, I wondered where any swarms might choose to hang up. I was busy working on the final hive and happened to glance up …

What a lot of bee auction bargains

Last Saturday saw the annual Meon Valley Beekeeping Auction in Hampshire, England. Two hundred lots were up for auction, some mainstream some quirky, and many bargains.

Vita in Russia

There are about five million colonies of bees in modern Russia. Some of the biggest operations have 1000-5000 colonies. But everyone has been hit hard by the Rouble exchange rate crisis and times are difficult.

26 miles for 3 water tanks

Sebastian Owen, Vita’s Commercial Development Manager, ran a personal best in the London marathon yesterday and in the process raised sufficient funds for three water tanks in Uganda. It was no stroll in a Royal Park though!

Honeybee bite in action

There are some pests that honeybees cannot sting, so they produce a secret weapon from their armoury: the honeybee bite stuns the pest so that it can be ejected from the hive.

Secrets of swarming discovered

Now that spring has arrived in the northern hemisphere, swarming looms and Vita swarm lures are being readied for action. But how do those swarms find their way to their new home?

Tale of three apiaries

Blogpost: I have three apiaries — one in a garden in a village and two on agricultural land four and six kilometres away. Guess which is striding ahead despite being the smallest starter?

The Asian Hornet threat – new video clips

See the Asian Hornet in action in SW France and the challenges of nest destruction in new short video clips released by the UK Animal Plant and Health Agency.

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