the apiarist atelier

29/08/2025

A long established tree colony located within a beech tree due to be felled because of decay. Very docile bees.

20/08/2025

Feeling privileged, frame assembly marks last seen by the carpenter two hundred years ago when this was assembled. Bees in special places.
Leadwork and roof carefully disassembled to get to the bees.

19/08/2025

20/05/2025

The Bishop's Bees in Ely on World Bee Day... decent weather for a colony health check and status update site meeting. Wrinkly tin roof goes on next, weather permitting.

20/05/2025

the World Bee Day 2025 celebration shines a light on the vital roles of bees and other pollinators in ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation and food security and nutrition

https://www.fao.org/world-bee-day/en?fbclid=IwY2xjawKZAFdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpct6zpFgewKV1QrbPGN5CmANRLFYxj-aB_werEfGd7DJxlD0U-hyn-15hxk_aem_s6rOp0MrfJu42pLSMP-ANg

18/02/2025

Good to see the colonies active with the bees out on cleansing flights. Low temperatures but with some sunshine and blue sky.

09/02/2025

the apiarist atelier on Google... 5.0 rating

03/02/2025

first in a mini series, working with bees... 'T' is for trees - 'bees in trees'

29/01/2025

Early season survey work along with enabling works for The National Trust ahead of the first of the 2025 colony extractions

21/12/2024

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/complete-ban-on-bee-killing-pesticides-moves-forward?fbclid=IwY2xjawHTvPJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHR_0PoBxdtTmMgpVZpzhISRFgeBQgd7X-xuEv5vF9MufksDDvjSA4HZWbw_aem_FP2an36NxgRtTgJlAW6Exw

• Government sets out plans to end the use of toxic neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten vital pollinators

25/06/2024

a quick 'bee rescue' this morning on way to day two of current extraction... bees at Haughton Mill, swarmed into one of the National Trust buildings, safely collected and offsite...

07/06/2024

those that know, know...