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Vandalism!!Why do people do these things.I just don’t get the point.We attended one of my Dulwich apiaries on Saturday t...
03/09/2026

Vandalism!!

Why do people do these things.
I just don’t get the point.

We attended one of my Dulwich apiaries on Saturday to find this hive had been toppled and dragged a distance from its site.

Colony died out due to exposure to the weather over the last week. We’ve had some heavy rain, which although was much needed,
left the colony exposed after some idiot decided to tip the hive over and drag it along the way!

I’ll never understand why people do these stupid things.
I hope they got stung to buggery when they did it.🤬

British Beekeepers E.H. Thorne Beehives Ltd BeeCraft Magazine

Vandalism!!

Why do people do these things.
I just don’t get the point.

We attended one of my Dulwich apiaries on Saturday to find this hive had been toppled and dragged a distance from its site.

Colony died out due to exposure to the weather over the last week. We’ve had some heavy rain, which although was much needed,
left the colony exposed after some idiot decided to tip the hive over and drag it along the way!

I’ll never understand why people do these stupid things.
I hope they got stung to buggery when they did it.🤬
vandals eastdulwichforum savethebees apiary instagram
British Beekeepers E.H. Thorne Beehives Ltd BeeCraft Magazine Instagram

My Favourite Apiary!I absolutely love being a London beekeeper and I love all my apiary sites.But this one is my absolut...
15/07/2026

My Favourite Apiary!

I absolutely love being a London beekeeper and I love all my apiary sites.

But this one is my absolute favourite, hidden away from sight and the hustle and bustle of life in Dulwich.

Beautiful Saturday morning seeing to the colonies with Emmanuel and Matthew.

British Beekeepers E.H. Thorne Beehives Ltd BeeCraft Magazine Modern Beekeeping

15/07/2026

The Boisdale Club.

Had an excellent night out at the Boisdale Club in Canary Wharf last Saturday night.

The gourmet food was excellent and the entertainment was fun.

Check out the Abba tribute band!
They were great.


15/07/2026

Boisdale Club!

So last Saturday we went for a nice meal out and entertainment at the Boisdale Club, Canary Wharf.

The gourmet food was lovely, but expensive.

The act was this wonderful Abba tribute act.

Had a ball.😃

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28/06/2026

What a week!

So this week has been quite a week!

I got my general husbandry result and I passed!

Just as good I got to go to WWE Monday night raw and on the Tuesday, the filming of Friday Night Smackdown.

Then on Friday we went to the Sumo wrestling and had a ball.

I’ll do another post for that!

07/06/2026

Thieves Again! 3rd TIME🤬🤬🤬🤬

If bad language offends you, please don’t watch as I know I swore

Like all beekeepers I work hard to keep my equipment in good condition and to ensure I have enough frames, foundation and hive parts for whatever I need throughout the season.

I but decent parts from Thornes whom I have always used, and store them in my lockup ready for when I need a super etc.

This is the 3rd time in 3 years or so that it has been broken into and new equipment stolen.

This time the thief took about 500 National frames and foundation, several Thornes flat packed supers and brood boxes all cedar!

What is most disappointing, is that the only people who would know where my lockup is, are beekeepers that have been to the lockup with me, all of whom I would have considered friends, over the years.

If someone offers you a load of cheap national frames, or foundation,both super or brood, or Thornes cedar boxes, still flat packed, again both super and brood, do let me know as I’m really rather tired of this.

Most beekeepers are lovely people, but somewhere close there is a thieving git!


03/06/2026

There is something fascinating about a swarm putting itself away into a nuc box.

I love watching them stream in from the cluster after the first few bees find the entrance.

I always find it so much easier than shaking the bees into the nuc.

Watch them streaming in.

31/05/2026

Perfect Example Of A Supercedure Cell!

Sometimes a honey bee colony, knows something about the queen that we as beekeepers don’t , and they will begin the process of superseding the queen.

This means that the bees will raise one or two cells in the centre of the frame, as shown in the video. When the new queen hatches , the colony will wait until she is mated, let her lay alongside her mother for a few days, and then once the know the daughter is laying well, they will dispatch of the mother, the old queen, leaving just the daughter reigning supreme!

This is an absolutely perfect example of a supercedure cell.

Happy keeping all.🐝

11/05/2026

So that’s where they went!

Had one of those instance’s recently where I collected a swarm, got it in the box and took it home, only to find that the next morning they had left.
They left even with the queen excluder in position on the nuc entrance. I figured she could get through as she had slimed down to be able to fly.

Anyway, one of my neighbours pointed out they have had some bees move in.

I of course denied any culpability.

Going to be difficult to remove these girls as they are in the wall space between the bricks.

Neighbour is not bothered now she realises they are not interested in her or her family when they go in and out.

Could be the swarm that left, on the other hand might not be.

Bit of a coincidence though.😂🐝


19/04/2026

Swarm Collection!

There is something incredibly fascinating about watching the Bess put themselves away into a nuc box.

Makes collecting a swarm a breeze when they do this.

Once the first few bees discover the entrance they will fan releasing a pheromone that tells all the other bees in the cluster, that this is where we are moving to.

As the message filters down, they all start trooping into the box.

Now safely in a new hive.

Happy days and happy 🐝
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