We fought a lot of rain this spring and even though we had rain, it was harder for the bees ... honey harvest or the store ...

As we transition to warmer weather in the austral summer, many changes take place. Domestic dogs and cats may shed winter ...

As the weather heats up bee and wasp queens emerge from hibernation in search of a place to start their nests.

Flores’ western honey bees, Apis mellifera, had been staying on the farm in Somis for the winter, feeding on the nearby pepper trees and eucalyptus to help get them through to spring.

But real honey is a glorious thing, richly flavoured from whatever flowers the bees that produce it were feeding on ... year are easily made up in the spring. In Ireland we have just a limited ...