Tag Archives: Wild bees

ONBG meeting, August 2023: a lakeside picnic

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Paul

  On a sunny day in August, a crack team of beekeepers clustered next to a beautiful lake to meet, eat, talk about bees and have a quick peek in a hive. Rather than concentrating on one major theme, we … Continue reading →

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How common are wild colonies?

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Paul

I recently gave an 18 minute Zoom talk to the HoneyBeeWorld Café, an informal online salon for those interested in wild survivor colonies, on the unmanaged wild bees around my home. Here’s a direct link to it on YouTube, though … Continue reading →

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ONBG Meeting, October 2022 – 10th anniversary gathering

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Paul

On a mild autumnal day, 14 happy beekeepers attended our 10th birthday gathering – yes, Oxfordshire Natural Beekeeping Group has now been around for a decade! This could only mean one thing – lots of cake! Oh and bees. Highlights … Continue reading →

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Trends in beekeeping

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Paul

This post discusses politics, how beekeeping / research is evolving, free living bees, and some interesting online resources. A common theme is apparent – beekeeping is increasingly swinging its attention to why local and wild bees are healthier. 

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Blenheim bees – news article and response

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Paul

As the local natural beekeeping group, we’ve got to know and respect Filipe. The recent article in The Guardian about his findings at Blenheim has led to some heated debate in the Twittersphere. In the following article, Guy Thompson addresses … Continue reading →

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ONBG meeting, July 2021 – Blenheim wild bees

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Paul

We were priviliged and excited to have the opportunity for a behind-the-scenes tour of wild bee colonies at Blenheim Palace led by Filipe Salbany, an internationally experienced bee expert who emits a real contagious joy and enthusiasm. He has 50 … Continue reading →

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Bees Without Borders: conference report

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Paul

What: 6 lectures, mainly on wild / unmanaged bees, by European researchers titled Bees Without Borders – I attended by Zoom and the recordings have been released here. Some of the lectures were very technical. When: 21st November 2020 Who: … Continue reading →

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