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fayln.bsky.social
Not long now till I see bee's buzzing around my garden helping my flowers 🐝🌸 #bee #bee's #britishbee #fluffybee #fluffybees #summerbee #springbee #lupin #foxglove #springflowers #summerflowers #Englishgarden #Britishgarden #Hampshire #colourfulflowers #happygarden #relaxinggarden
February 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
bbka.org.uk
Becoming a beekeeper
Join a association
Take a beginner's course
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BBKA's Spring Convention April 4-6 2025 www.bbka.org.uk/pages/catego...
Becoming a Beekeeper
Are you interested in taking up the fascinating hobby of beekeeping but don’t know where to start or want to find out what might be involved?
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November 28, 2024 at 9:08 AM
andiehill.bsky.social
This tiny snapshot from this free living colony speaks volumes about the inside of their nest and its’ the greater environment. The visual cues & language of #honeybees is absolute but not always taught. That’s a shame. @britishbee
January 26, 2024 at 3:18 PM
trevorthebotanist.bsky.social
Whether you have a mini-meadow in your garden or a neat lawn full of daisies, find out how many bees it can feed THIS WEEKEND with our quick, fun & easy #EveryFlowerCounts https://www.plantlife.org.uk/everyflowercounts/ @BumblebeeTrust @britishbee @NHM_Bees @BeesWales...
December 1, 2024 at 5:29 AM
potteringpolly.bsky.social
This is a sad video 😥
My lavender path used to be literally buzzing with honey bees. You could hear them before you saw them, far too many to count. 🐝🐝🐝
This year a max of 3-4 bumblebees as I walk past.
Just too depressing! #InsectThursday @britishbee #savethebees #bees
June 18, 2026 at 8:55 PM
oxnatbees.bsky.social
I will be giving a Zoom talk (in English) on Feb 18th titled Lessons from Low Intervention Beekeeping:
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Covering how to "read" a hive without opening it, how wild bees survive and some international comparisons. @britishbee
Courses and events - FreeTheBees - Unsere Bienen sterben. Wir wissen warum. Helfen Sie mit!
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January 31, 2026 at 4:46 PM
rachbicker.bsky.social
Honey Bee swarm being collected on Saturday at North Terminal bus station @GGPWildlife @Gatwick_Airport @britishbee
January 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
rachbicker.bsky.social
Beekeeping selfie!! Caught out in the rain before #GWD2016 #gatsbees @_TomSimpson @Gatwick_Airport @britishbee
January 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
rachbicker.bsky.social
Today is Gatsbee bee-testing day! They won't thank us for it!! @GGPWildlife @britishbee
January 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
rachbicker.bsky.social
#BiodiversityGatwick: Our Gatsbees have not had the sleepiest of winters@GGPWildlife @britishbee @Gatwick_Airport

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Gatsbees B-Log: Late Winter 2016
While I waited for the bees to go to bed in the mildest winter for years, our local hedgehog, which had clearly been living here for much...
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January 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
rachbicker.bsky.social
Honeybee poop on my car windscreen. Tempted to lick it just to see... @Buzz_dont_tweet @britishbee
January 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
rachbicker.bsky.social
Gill here is hefting the beehives to check on their winter stores. She's a strong little lady! #gatsbees @britishbee
January 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
rachbicker.bsky.social
#BiodiversityGatwick B-Log: Winding down for winter (supposedly!@britishbee @NaturalBeeTrust @Gatwick_Airport

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Gatsbees B-Log: Autumn 2015
With a mild beginning to October, we were able to make a final check of a couple of the colonies and found a nuc (nucleus), which was q...
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January 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
rachbicker.bsky.social
#BiodiversityGatwick blogpost: The August Gatsbees are battling through@britishbee @BeesintheCity @Gatwick_Airport

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Gatsbees B-Log: August 2015
Black-eyed Susan  ( Rudbeckia fulgida var. 'sullivantii Goldsturm') By the time August arrives, the bees know for certain that winte...
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January 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
rachbicker.bsky.social
#BiodiversityGatwick : Gatsbees July B-Log (and victims of our own success?!@britishbee @Buzz_dont_tweet @SurreyWT

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Gatsbees B-Log: July 2015
‘Look girls’, I said, Crocosmia 'lucifer'(non-invasive type of Montbretia) it’s the end of July and I’m all beed out. ...
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January 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
rachbicker.bsky.social
#BiodiversityGatwick : Gatsbees July B-Log (I get the impression Gill's a victim of her own success...@britishbee

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Gatsbees B-Log: July 2015
‘Look girls’, I said, Crocosmia 'lucifer'(non-invasive type of Montbretia) it’s the end of July and I’m all beed out. ...
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January 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
rachbicker.bsky.social
#BiodiversityGatwick What do we do when the Gatbsees swarm? Find out here!@britishbee @SurreyWT @SussexWildlife

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Gatsbees B-Log: May 2015
Swarming is a joyful time for the bees, when half the colony leaves the nest with the old laying queen to find a new home... ...leavi...
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January 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
rachbicker.bsky.social
Posting this again cos it blows me away! @laurenpsyk @britishbee @NaturalBeeTrustvia @youtube

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January 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
rachbicker.bsky.social
#BiodiversityGatwick :Gatsbees B-Log April (monitoring for honeybee pests and diseases@britishbee @NaturalBeeTrust

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Gatsbees B-Log: April 2015
Our local bee inspector called to check that there are no signs in our colonies already of these two tropical insects... Small Hive ...
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January 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
rachbicker.bsky.social
#Biodiversitygatwick blogpost: Gatsbees B-Log March 2015@britishbee @BeesintheCity

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Gatsbees B-Log: March 2015
In early March, a welcome sunny day may be followed by a frosty night so it’s better to just peek inside the beehive to make sure the be...
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January 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
rachbicker.bsky.social
Gatwick's Sentinel Apiary registered with #NationalBeeUnit to monitor Honeybee pests & disease@SurreyWT @britishbee

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Gatsbees B-Log: February 2015
Mouse nest ( Apodemus  spp.) A diligent mouse found a cosy winter hideaway in one of the hives, heated by several thousand bees with pl...
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January 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
rachbicker.bsky.social
#BiodiversityGatwick A debut 'B-Log' from our ebullient Honeybee mentor Gill!@SussexWildlife @SurreyWT @britishbee

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Gatsbees B-Log: January 2015
Hi, I’m Gillian the beekeeper and I fell into this excellent project by happy accident, so the bees and I would like to welcome to yo...
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January 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
rachbicker.bsky.social
Our #Gatsbees now listed as a Sentinel Apiary with National Bee Unit! A vid to celebrate @britishbee @SussexWildlife

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Gatsbees - Trophallaxis
Trophallaxis as demonstrated by Gatwick Honeybees
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January 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
rachbicker.bsky.social
Today's #BiodiversityGatwick update is by Tom Simpson- A Game of Drones@SussexWildlife @britishbee @Buzz_dont_tweet

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A Game of Drones
Its been a very steep learning curve since the Gatsbees arrived back in March, but their first summer has seen Gatwick's honey bees thrivin...
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January 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
rachbicker.bsky.social
Our #Gatsbees communicating via trophallaxis...@britishbee @Gatwick_Airport @SussexWildlife

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Gatsbees - Trophallaxis
Trophallaxis as demonstrated by Gatwick Honeybees
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January 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM