If you’re a beekeeper, hobbyist, or simply a lover of honey, participating in a honey show can be an incredibly rewarding experience. These events, often organized by beekeeping associations or agricultural societies, provide a platform for showcasing the fruits of your labor and learning from a community of like-minded enthusiasts. Here’s a closer look at […]
My ancestor Friedrich August Hannemann was responsible for introducing Apis mellifera to Brazil in 1867, when he emigrated from Germany with his wife and two nucs of bees. But how do you travel from Europe to Brazil on a sailing ship with bees? They boarded the vessel ‘Kosmopolit’ in Hamburg, and the following is a […]
Beekeeping has always been present in my family. On the 31st May 1867, Friederich August Hannemann emigrated from Germany to Brazil, and settled in a small city called Rio Pardo, in the southern estate of Santa Catarina. With him, on the Kosmopolit ship, he brought 2 beehives of the Apis melifera he used to keep […]
As winter arrives in the United Kingdom bringing its icy embrace, the natural world undergoes a significant transformation. Wildlife and ecosystems adjust to the cold, and honey bees are no exception. These industrious insects face numerous challenges during the winter months. What happens with honey bees during winter in the UK and how they manage to survive this challenging season?
Since I started brewing mead some years ago, I have got to know this amazing drink quite well, and my friends have been willing guinea pigs in tasting the various attempts with varying degrees of success. I’ve found that people can be put into three groups where it comes to mead drinking: 1) the ones […]
A harsh reality of the honeybees’ lives is that everyone has a role to play in the colony. The queen is responsible for laying eggs and keeping the colony together, the workers do all the jobs inside and outside the hive: building comb, looking after the queen and the brood, cleaning, guarding the hive, collecting […]
