Talks on beekeeping
I give talks on bees and beekeeping to clubs, societies, schools and community groups, drawing on ten hives across two North Yorkshire apiaries.
Talks I offer
For everyone
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A Year in the Life of a Honey Bee
A journey into the hive: the queen, workers and drones, how nectar becomes honey, the waggle dance, swarming and surviving winter, the threats bees face, and simple ways anyone can help.
No beekeeping knowledge needed
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A Universe in a Poppy Seed: Inside the Mind of Bees
A brain the size of a poppy seed that can grasp zero, add and subtract, and may even feel. How a colony works like a slow, distributed supercomputer, and what the latest research means for how we treat bees.
For the curious, beekeepers or not
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For beekeepers
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Extracting Honey and Hygiene
From hive to jar: knowing when honey is ready, clearing supers, choosing uncapping tools, extractors and strainers, the extraction process step by step, and the food hygiene that keeps your honey safe to sell or give.
Beginners and improvers
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From Chaos to Control: Streamlining Your Apiary Management
Moving from reactive to pre-emptive beekeeping: rules of thumb for kit and capacity, being ready for swarms, apiary planning, record keeping that sticks, and a strategy for the season.
Beekeepers planning to grow
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Thermal Dynamics in UK Apiculture
How to keep your bees cosy over winter: how the cluster makes heat, why condensation rather than cold is the enemy, wood versus poly hives, ventilation, and practical retrofits for wooden hives.
Beekeepers preparing for winter
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When I can come to you
Talks are available on Wednesday daytimes, at weekends, and on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings.
I work full time on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, so I can't give daytime talks on those days.
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