If you haven't already done so you are probably completing your honey harvest and may also have wax you've collected during the year ready to melt down. This article has useful information about how temperature and time impact on honey quality and also contains useful tips about melting wax. And a reminder about how members … Continue reading Beeswax and Honey – Useful Guide to Temperatures

Oil seed rape brassica napus has become increasingly common in Pembrokeshire.  Bees love it and will take themselves to a field 3 miles away in preference to closer forage.  But the honey produced can be a problem for the beekeeper who isn't aware of its properties, the main one being to granulate rapidly in the … Continue reading Oil Seed Rape (OSR) Honey