This is my second full season as a beekeeper and now that I have recovered from the shock of looking after 8 colonies of bees in my first year (I always bite off more than I can chew!) I now have time to keep a blog of my beekeeping adventures in the highlands of Scotland.
There are not many feral (wild) colonies of honeybee left in the U.K. or Europe as they continue to be decimated by disease, pests and modern farming practices.
I think it was Einstein who said that if the honey bee disappeared from the earth then mankind would only last a further 4 years.
Frightening eh! That’s why beekeepers have a vital part to play in sustaining the honeybee and saving the planet.
