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If you love animals, read on

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Jill Zeller

What does an environmental consultant, a wildlife scientist and a physicist have in common? They all have written books about animals. And good books, too, with the help of science writers and their own writing experience. I love reading about … Continue reading →

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Posted in Animals, birds, dogs, Science | Tagged bees, crows, Jill Zeller, physics, Science, turtles

More Swarms in May

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Chris Dolley

You may remember last week’s account of our hive swarming. And how an hour or so after posting they swarmed again. So, what happened next? Well, this time they settled in an apple tree and, with the aid of a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book View Cafe | Tagged bees

A Swarm in May…

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Chris Dolley

An old proverb says: A swarm in May is worth a load of hay, A swarm in June is worth a silver spoon, But a swarm in July isn’t worth a fly. Of course that’s from the perspective of the … Continue reading →

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The Bees decide: Monarchy or Democracy?

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Chris Dolley

Readers may remember that last month the Arab spring spread to our hive in Northern France. Our bees, spurred on by buzzes on AntennaBook, rose up and overthrew the old Queen. Here’s the post. For five weeks we’ve watched and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Animals | Tagged beekeeping, bees, smallholding

The Smallholding in May

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Chris Dolley

By Chris Dolley The warm, dry weather continues and, with it, memories of 1976. That year started like this and, then, it didn’t rain until September. Already our lawn has patches of brown in it and our water butts are … Continue reading →

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Posted in Animals | Tagged bees, gardening

Party Bees

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Chris Dolley

Back in January I wrote a post about the beekeeper’s biggest fear – their hive not making it through the winter. We’d just had one of the coldest November/Decembers on record and we were waiting for a warm sunny day … Continue reading →

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Posted in Animals | Tagged bees, gardening, smalholding

Schrodinger’s Bees

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Chris Dolley

A new year’s begun and the snow has finally gone. Temperatures have even reached a balmy 12°C – which, after 6 weeks of permafrost and sub zero conditions, is heaven. Even if the roof’s started leaking again. Buy that’s a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Animals | Tagged bees, farming, smallholding

Yeti Sighting

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Chris Dolley

This picture was taken two nights ago at our smallholding in Normandy. We’d just gone into our field at the back to weigh bees – as you do – when there was an eerie noise to our right and… there … Continue reading →

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Posted in Animals | Tagged bees, france, sheep
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