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Plants for bees. Bumblebee on pink chive flowers - Harry's Honey

A Blog About Bees

We are interested in all things bee and so is our blog. The biology of honeybees, the world of pollinators and plants for a bee-friendly garden - there are so many fascinating aspects to the natural world and the world of beekeeping. If you want to buy bees, find out more about the queen, workers and drones. And if you come to us for our local honey - check out some recipes!

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The head of an Asian hornet featured in the blog What does an Asian hornet look like?

The head of an Asian hornet featured in the blog What does an Asian hornet look like?

What does an Asian hornet look like?

Find out how to recognise this stripey menace

DIY Conservation

Sep 3, 20255 min read

How do bees make honey - a honeybee feeding on a blue Phacelia flower

How do bees make honey - a honeybee feeding on a blue Phacelia flower

Bees and Honey: How do bees make honey - an amazing process

Explore the honey making process and its surprising impact on our world

Feb 10, 20256 min read

Why do bees make honey?

Why do bees make honey?

Why do bees make honey?

Learn more about honey's essential purpose (hint - they don't make it for us!)

Nov 14, 20243 min read

Why do bees swarm?

Why do bees swarm?

Why do bees swarm?

From April to July honeybees are on the move - it's a surprising story of queens, dancing bees and an uncertain journey

May 1, 20246 min read

Lungwort, Pulmonaria or Soldiers and Sailors - call it what you like, bees love it.

Lungwort, Pulmonaria or Soldiers and Sailors - call it what you like, bees love it.

Lungwort, Pulmonaria or Soldiers and Sailors - call it what you like, bees love it.

Not every bee has what it takes to get the good stuff!

Apr 8, 20243 min read

What do bees see?

What do bees see?

What do bees see?

Although we are both visual creatures, the world that bees see is completely different to ours. So, how do our worlds compare?

May 6, 20224 min read

What do bumblebees like? Thistle do nicely!

What do bumblebees like? Thistle do nicely!

What do bumblebees like? Thistle do nicely!

It's thistle time in the garden. Although some can be prickly, others are much friendlier and perfect for damp clay. Bumblebees adore them!

Plants and Flowers

Jun 19, 20213 min read

The honeybee worker - simply the best!

The honeybee worker - simply the best!

The honeybee worker - simply the best!

Although the queen gets all the PR, the worker is the real star of the honeybee show

Mar 31, 20213 min read

Spring flowers for spring bees

Spring flowers for spring bees

Spring flowers for spring bees

As each day gets longer, even though there's snow on the ground, the year has turned. Spring is on the way and nature's getting busy!

Plants and Flowers

Jan 24, 20214 min read

What do boy bees do?

What do boy bees do?

What do boy bees do?

Not as glamorous as the queen or as famous as the worker bee, honeybee drones aren't around for long but they have a very important job

Oct 2, 20205 min read

How many bees are in your garden?

How many bees are in your garden?

How many bees are in your garden?

Beekeepers are obsessed with honeybees and who doesn't love a bumble but that's not the end of it - there are more bees than you think!

Jul 29, 20203 min read

The honeybee queen - there is only one!

The honeybee queen - there is only one!

The honeybee queen - there is only one!

Being queen sounds glamorous and important but she definitely doesn't have a life of leisure!

Jul 2, 20202 min read

What do bees do in winter?

What do bees do in winter?

What do bees do in winter?

Honey bees are active in winter and keep warm by clustering together - infrared imaging shows us how

Jan 10, 20202 min read

The Asian hornet - mad, bad and dangerous to know?

The Asian hornet - mad, bad and dangerous to know?

The Asian hornet - mad, bad and dangerous to know?

The Asian hornet is a non-native invasive species that hunts honeybees and other pollinators

DIY Conservation

Jul 2, 20192 min read

A bumblebee on a pink chive flower

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