The Beekeeper's Dictionary & Northern Bee Books

Yes, for the beekeeper who has [nearly] everything - and for the beekeeper's Friends, Family and Significant Others who are desperate to think of something as a present... Available to purchase from Mellifica - and soon also from Northern Bee Books https://www.northernbeebooks.co.uk/

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Dictionary, Almanac & Compendium of Beekeeping Terms, References, Definitions, Explanations, People, Dimensions, Facts, Figures, Sizes, Rules, Taxonomy and Items of Interest

Riverside Apiaries, Medway, under threat?

Good local interest story. Part of me cannot help but divert to the threat of Asian Hornets in Kent, and how Mr Tony Edwards will manage the future.

Perhaps the headline including "wipe out wildlife" is a little over-dramatic: Beekeeper warns Esquire Developments Ltd plans for Rainham’s Pump Farm orchards could wipe out wildlife and his award-winning honey business

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/beekeeper-warns-esquire-developments-ltd-plans-for-rainham-s-pump-farm-orchards-could-wipe-out-wildlife-and-his-award-winning-honey-business/ar-AA1KyTAR

The Bee Shop

This is how all shops should look:

Nicola Bradbear PhD not only runs The Bee Shop but also founded Bees for Development in 1993, 

and was appointed MBE in June 2022.

WOW!

https://beeshop.ltd/  https://www.beesfordevelopment.org/

Rwanda bees and pesticides

Very interesting story here, with the classic issues as economies grow - and how profit takes precedence:

"Despite being banned for use in the EU, malathion is still exported by Denmark, France and Germany -- 12.5 tonnes in 2023, according to the European Chemicals Agency."

Reporting by Moses Gahigi, https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/rwanda-bees-being-wiped-pesticides-062003132.html