Category Archives: Beekeeping
On making and using a solar wax extractor
In 2004 I built a solar wax extractor. The design was based on what I could find on the internet at the time, for example the ‘encyclopaedia Cushmanica‘ and good advice from beekeeping friends, both in Dublin and on the … Continue reading
Make an emergency hive roof from an election poster
Beekeepers – ever had that situation where one swarm or one split too many leaves you short a hive roof? Well, I’ve just made a couple of serviceable emergency roofs from Irish election posters. Here’s how. What you need: A … Continue reading
The honey harvest – a guest post by my Godson Tom
We started at 7.45 on a soon to be very tiring Friday. Our first job for the day was to get the honey jars and lids out of the roof, this was to be the scariest part of the day. … Continue reading
A spoonful of honey…
The life of how many honeybees is taken up with making a teaspon of honey? Perhaps five. Continue reading