Honey house

Slovenia’s capital might be Europe’s most exciting food destination.

After the bee shed comes the bee house. However, in a break from tradition, this is a post about solitary bees rather than honey bees. Solitary bees include things like the Red Mason Bee. These were very common where I lived in the Midlands but this species of solitary bee is very much rarer in Scotland, although they are present in parts of Fife. Red mason bee … Steven Falk book I’ve no idea what’s about in this area of Fife so I’m putting up a couple of solitary bee houses to see if I ca

It’s the end of our third season using a bee shed, and the end of the first season using the ‘new and improved’ bee shed mark 2. What’s worked and what hasn’t? Why keep bees in a shed at all? A bee hive provides a secure and weatherproof container to protect the colony {{1}}. Why then keep bee hives inside a building, like the bee shed? Moving in day … Beekeeping, of necessity, involves regular inspections at 7-10 day intervals throughout the main part of the season. These inspections

Sustainable living takes some work but in the case of this bee enticing, honey-drenched invention the payoffs are oh so sweet.

European bee houses (the hives stay inside the houses and open at the back) – and a US and UK bee house. Images of the wonderful painted hives, and a look into how the eastern European hives …

Silver Treadle honey bee window display. Fabulous for my spring-theme display!

Invite hole-nesting bees to perform their pollinating magic in your garden by creating a welcoming bee house they’ll love.

It is well-known that we have long been nearing the collapse of our current food system with the concurrent collapse of bee colonies around the world. The USDA has warned that “We are one poor weather event or high winter bee loss away from a pollination disaster.”