The science, art, and practice of sustainable beekeeping ... so much more than honey
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She ain't heavy, she's my sister
Housekeeping
Alternate to exterminate
Talking the talk
Repellent smellents
Drone congregation areas … or not?
Here's one I repaired earlier
Wiggly mites, waggly dances, and queen cell cups
How to : Feeding fondant
Did the treatment work?
Odds and ends
Just read the instructions
Apiguard (Apilife Var & Thymovar) advice
Are slow-release oxalic acid strips the solution?
Super tips and tricks
Taking stock
Vexatious viruses
Half-time
The curse of laying workers
The 'June gap', brood breaks, and myths
A palace fit for a queen
Hot and cold
Miti-side-effects
Keep calm and carry on
Orientation flights and 'non-flying bees'
Temperatures and Taranovs
How to : Queenright queen rearing
Spring medley
Here's something I made earlier
Good, better, best … swarm control
A beeswax Jenter system
Swarm-ready?
On the cusp …
Bigger queens, better queens … and easier queens
Winter losses 25–26
Equipment for beginners — part 2
If you go down to the woods today
Equipment for beginners — part 1
Whose swarm is it anyway? - part 2
Varroxal vs. Api-Bioxal
Whose swarm is it anyway? - part 1
Temporal polyethism
How to : The Demaree method
Hangry bees
Bigger eggs, better bees?
Be prepared
Better pollen sub patties
Spare a thought for …
The Apiarist in 2025
2025 in retrospect
Supersedure, clean water and mimicry
Varroxal and more midseason miticides — part 2
3D printing for beekeeping — part 2
Ventilation, insulation, condensation
Midseason miticide musings - part 1
Idle thoughts and busy foragers
Autumn chores
Norroa™️ : a silver bullet or costly non-essential?
Temperatures high and l'eau
Mists and mellow fruitfulness
Please, sir, I want some more
Being cruel to be kind
Apivar advice
Occam's Razor and beekeeping
Bittersweet memories
3D printing for beekeeping - part 1
Brinkmanship and risk management
Preparing for winter
Waspageddon
How to : The shook swarm
My new, old apiary
AI and beekeeping: counting mites
Beekeeping game-changers
Hives of horror
Worker policing and egg cannibalism
Apiaries
Swarms and queens
Judgement Day
First impressions last
The memory of swarms
Queen fumbling
The queen cup-size rabbit hole
All the gear, no idea
Absconding swarms and Citizen Science
Mid-season mite monitoring
Winter work(ers)
Disturbing symmetry
Surveys and losses
Blowin' in the wind
How to : The vertical split
Midwinter moves
So, you want to be a beekeeper?
Magnetic personalities
Neither revolution nor resolution
The gentle art of beekeeping
The Apiarist in 2024
Oxalic acid - trickle or vape
Additions and improvements
