I’m taking a gap year.

Of bees, wasps and hornets

True to form, the local scouts are being prepared. The bait hive works!

Impressions of my visit.

The winter solstice is a new beginning.

The armchair side of beekeeping.

A school beekeeping club may save the bees...but not for the reasons they think.

New queens announce their arrival.

Starring the beekeeper in the role of the Wicked Witch.

In which I look for the queen, find the queen, and build my tallest beehive.

My first visit to this annual event - the Spring Convention of the British Beekeepers Association.

I went along to this exhibition this afternoon.

I'm learning to recognise the different buzzings of the bees.

I sent a jar each of both this year's honeys to my Dad, perfumer Dr John King, and invited his opinions.