The Top Bar Hive Project #1
So, for several years now, I've been toying with the idea of making a Top Bar Hive, I know many beekeepers out there will groan and maybe...
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Welcome to my blog page. This is one area I want to improve on and publish on a more regular basis.
It does become more challenging as the beekeeping season starts, but I'm determined to do my best to post some
informative and interesting articles here.
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Stewart Spinks
- Sep 11, 2019
- 1 min
Newsletter Pollen Question
Hi Everyone, Did you know I publish a fortnightly Newsletter? It's a simple, image rich, email newsletter showing some of the pictures I...
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Stewart Spinks
- May 6, 2019
- 3 min
Honey Paw Poly Langstroth Hive Setup
I recently posted a picture to social media, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook showing one of my Happy Valley Honey, Honey Paw Poly...
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Stewart Spinks
- Feb 27, 2019
- 2 min
Hot Honey BBQ Sauce
It might only be February but with the weather feeling so mild my mind drifted to the Summer. When I'm not beekeeping I'm usually found...
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Stewart Spinks
- Jan 28, 2019
- 2 min
Honey, Almond and Sour Cherry Granola
It's been rather blustery and chilly, so I'm staying inside and creating one of my favourite breakfasts, my Honey, Almond and Sour Cherry...
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Stewart Spinks
- Jan 14, 2019
- 4 min
Winter Oxalic Acid Sublimation to control Varroa destructor
During the Winter months I spend a few precious hours out with the bees treating them with oxalic acid to try to remove as many phoretic...
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Stewart Spinks
- Nov 22, 2018
- 7 min
Cleaning Beeswax - Part 1
Hi Everyone, This week I'm getting my hands dirty and also posting a transcription of Episode 41 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and...
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Stewart Spinks
- Jun 26, 2018
- 5 min
Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus: Signs and Symptoms - Practical Guidance
I have a sad story of one of my colonies which has suddenly become infected with CBPV, Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus and it seems there’s...
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Stewart Spinks
- May 31, 2018
- 4 min
Happy Valley Honey Company Honey Paw Polystyrene Bee Hives
I'm delighted to announce that we have agreed a season long sponosrship deal with the very nice poeple at Happy Valley Honey here in the...
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Stewart Spinks
- May 17, 2018
- 2 min
Bird Box Swarm Removal - May 2018
We were wandering around the lake side apiary and got called over to one of the birdboxes by the head bailiff who had spotted a swarm of...
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Stewart Spinks
- Apr 27, 2018
- 4 min
2018 British Beekeeping Association Spring Convention and Trade Show
The British Beekeeping Association holds it's annual Spring Convention early in the year around the beginning of April usually, and I...
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Stewart Spinks
- Apr 10, 2018
- 4 min
Beginner Beekeepers Guide To Making Brood and Super Frames
Hi, I'm Stewart Spinks and welcome to my weekly blog. This week were looking at the basics of making up frames for both brood boxes and...
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Stewart Spinks
- Apr 6, 2018
- 6 min
Around the Apiary in April
Welcome back and thank’s for joining me here in Norfolk in the UK where we find ourselves just easing out of a prolonged cold, late...
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Stewart Spinks
- Mar 30, 2018
- 6 min
The How, Why and When You Should Feed Pollen Substitute to your Honeybees!
Unless you've been keeping honeybees for a prolonged period of time it can seem that at every turn there's yet another difficult choice...
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Stewart Spinks
- Mar 23, 2018
- 4 min
Queen Rearing on a Budget, BS Honey's 2 in 1 Nucleus Box
Every now and again a piece of beekeeping equipment comes along that gets me genuinely excited. It happened recently with the new BSHoney...
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Stewart Spinks
- Mar 15, 2018
- 1 min
Waiting, Waiting, It's turned cold again!
This cold weather is really spoiling my fast start to the new season. Time to get the microphone out and record something! I had started...
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Stewart Spinks
- Mar 15, 2018
- 2 min
Winter's Beast from the East!
It doesn't happen often, but when it does snow we seem to get a decent covering. March 2018: It snowed! We had a storm blow in from the...
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Stewart Spinks
- Mar 14, 2018
- 3 min
New Website, New Blog
With the launch of my new website I'm determined to get to grips with a blog for the coming season. Welcome to the first of my new blog...
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