I disappeared from the blog for almost a year. Not because nothing happened, but because quite a lot did. We welcomed a new baby, I finally cured my bee fever (75 hives down to about 20), launched a wildflower seed giveaway, shelved a promising drink, filmed myself falling through the apiary floor and somehow harvested just as much honey. Now there's a shiny new Myst~Tree website, a garage full of unfinished projects and a worrying suspicion that I'm doing this whole 'slowing

The Asian Hornet has been trying to get to our shores since 2004. Finally it has started to make some headway. Here is my take on the matter

A new beekeeper Alex got in touch with me about wanting to catch a swarm. I decided to give him one of mine and this is what happened!

In May I had a visit from the National Bee Unit (NBU). They came check my apiaries for any disease or bad practices.

How to start the fine hobby of beekeeping.

Why does honey go solid? How can we get it back to its lovely runny state? All is answered here.

Hello Everyone and as the title says, “HAPPY (very bee-lated) NEW YEAR!” from Kat and I! We’ve had a fantastic few weeks of seeing...

Hello Everyone, What a stunning week it’s been weather-wise; +30°C every day and glorious sun! The bees have been loving it! I spent the...