Steve Donohoe

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Author, editor, loves bees and beagles, rat race escapee, Kooth.com co-founder, blogger, portfolio manager, Sussex Uni graduate, hedgehog not fox
Webhttps://thewalrusandthehoneybee.com
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The Fascinating Journey of Honey Bees: Honey Production - The Walrus and the Honey Bee

Normally, I send out an article each Monday morning, having written it the night before, but it’s all gone pear shaped. On Sunday, after doing lots of bee stuff, including adding clearer boards to hives, I was too tired. Today has been full-on honey extraction (spring honey crop), followed by adding clearer boards to the Normally, I send out an article each Monday morning, having written it the night before, but it’s all gone pear shaped. On Sunday, after doing lots of bee stuff, including adding clearer boards to hives, I was too tired. Today has been full-on honey extraction (spring honey crop), followed by adding clearer boards to the -

The Walrus and the Honey Bee
Scorching Scotland And Fantastic New Queens - The Walrus and the Honey Bee

My favourite place in the world may not appeal to everyone. A seven hour journey to get to a house that’s always a little cold (even with bright sunshine outside), followed by sleep on a mattress that is not walrus-approved. The nearest supermarket is an hour away, and the local store is sparsely stocked, and My favourite place in the world may not appeal to everyone. A seven hour journey to get to a house that’s always a little cold (even with bright sunshine outside), followed by sleep on a mattress that is not walrus-approved. The nearest supermarket is an hour away, and the local store is sparsely stocked, and -

The Walrus and the Honey Bee
Only The Best of Queens - The Walrus and the Honey Bee

Only The Best of Queens - The Walrus and the Honey Bee Why raising the best of queens is a great idea

The Walrus and the Honey Bee

I've had the idea for a weird kind of Twitter client for years. With Mastodon being all open, I've decided to do the experiment:

What if your Timeline looked like iMessage. A normal timeline confuses me to no end because everything is out of context.

My experiment, Ebou, is a Mastodon client that looks like iMessage. Conversations are grouped by friends and sorted by recent postings.

It is super basic right now, but this already feels much more natural to me 😀

Today was grafting day! My breeder queen is a beauty from Andrew Little, mated at the Sherberton mating station on Dartmoor. 🐝 #beekeeping
How To Handle Swarm Season - The Walrus and the Honey Bee

You could write a book on the subject of ‘how to handle swarm season’, and several people have. In the one thousand or so words allotted to this blog post, I shall therefore have to miss out quite a bit. Nevertheless, given the popularity of this subject and the time of year, I shall dive You could write a book on the subject of ‘how to handle swarm season’, and several people have. In the one thousand or so words allotted to this blog post, I shall therefore have to miss out quite a bit. Nevertheless, given the popularity of this subject and the time of year, I shall dive -

The Walrus and the Honey Bee
Creating A Lovely New Apiary - The Walrus and the Honey Bee

I have my bees at ‘out-apiaries’ and have never risked keeping them at home. That’s a personal choice which works for me (and my neighbours) but I have far more hives than could ever fit in my garden anyway. I have recently grown my beekeeping empire, bringing my number of apiaries up to seven. So, I have my bees at ‘out-apiaries’ and have never risked keeping them at home. That’s a personal choice which works for me (and my neighbours) but I have far more hives than could ever fit in my garden anyway. I have recently grown my beekeeping empire, bringing my number of apiaries up to seven. So, -

The Walrus and the Honey Bee
Reviewing Beekeeping Notes is Addictive in a Good Way - each hive can tell me a story when I review the notes later on – sometimes years later
https://thewalrusandthehoneybee.com/reviewing-beekeeping-notes-is-addictive-in-a-good-way/
#beekeeping 🐝
Reviewing Beekeeping Notes is Addictive in a Good Way - The Walrus and the Honey Bee

This morning (Sunday), Mrs Walrus MBE made a quip about where I might be “on the spectrum,” indicating that it is probably some way along. Although this was partially in jest, it was possibly a tactic to divert attention from her undiagnosed, but obvious to all, attention deficit issues. Ha! Touché. Nowadays, it’s cool to This morning (Sunday), Mrs Walrus MBE made a quip about where I might be “on the spectrum,” indicating that it is probably some way along. Although this was partially in jest, it was possibly a tactic to divert attention from her undiagnosed, but obvious to all, attention deficit issues. Ha! Touché. Nowadays, it’s cool to -

The Walrus and the Honey Bee
Father and son: we have some laughs #beekeeping