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The dreaded varroa mite

rosi26 January 2015beekeeping, varroa treatmentComment

Gathering pollen in November?

rosi14 November 2014 Comment

Flowering ivy: the last nectar of the season

rosi18 October 2014Comment

Plants for bees: Verbena Bonariensis

rosi12 October 2014Comment

Weeds for bees...?

rosi3 October 2014 Comment

Borage all year?

rosi29 September 2014nectar rich, borage, flowers bees, plants beesComment

Wisley borders for bees?

rosi2 September 2014Comment

Honey harvest 2014

rosi1 September 2014Comment

Update from the beehives: August 2014

rosi24 August 2014Comment

Nectar rich seed mixes - a new patch

rosi17 August 2014Comment

the 'legume mix' (clovers) for bees

rosi21 July 2014Comment

Queens through the post

rosi5 July 2014Comment

Visit to National plant show: very pretty but.......

rosi25 June 2014Comment

Veronica spicata - great range of bees

rosi22 June 2014 Comment

Mid-summer at rosybee: site tour

rosi19 June 2014Comment

Oxford Festival of Nature: plants for bees

rosi8 June 2014 Comment

Borage; one of the very best plants for bees

Plantsrosi3 June 2014borage, bee-friendly plants Comment

Poppy pollen and honeybees

rosi25 May 2014Comment

Bees after the rain....

Bees foraging in shade on geranium phaeum

rosi24 May 2014plants for bees, geranium bees, bees shadeComment

Our wildflower area: unimpressive results for bees

rosi7 May 2014meadows bees, wildflowers for beesComment