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103 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3XB

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Dale Gibson
Beekeeping and Apis Consulting
dale@bermondseystreetbees.co.uk

@bstreetbees
@bermondseybees
@apisconsult

Please note that we do not offer swarm collection services.
Visit bbka.org.uk/swarm for your nearest collector.

Sarah Wyndham Lewis
Press, Events, Sales, Honey Sommelier
Tel: 07836 592415
sarah@bermondseystreetbees.co.uk

@sarahwyndham.lewis
@plantingforhoneybees
@honeysommelierlondon

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Terrific light and shade on my allotment this afte

Terrific light and shade on my allotment this afternoon. It’s unusual for me to see a honeybee pollinating a broad bean flower on my plot. Or maybe I’ve just forgotten what is - or isn’t - “usual”. #sustainablebeekeeping #plantingforhoneybees #allotmentbees #broadbean #pollination #lightandshade #weedingavoidancestrategy

With four generations of our family having worked

With four generations of our family having worked in Bermondsey, it’s both luvvly and jubbly to feature on the front page of “The Bermondsey Biscuit” alongside the @hiltonbankside hives. We’re bigging up sustainable beekeeping, active plantings & support for local greening charities. #sustainablebeekeeping #plantingforhoneybees #plantingforpollinators #bermondsey #beemondsey #tellingithowitis #hiltonbankside #bermondseybiscuit

Usually, we confine ourselves to posting about hon

Usually, we confine ourselves to posting about honeybees.

But for World Bee Day on 20th May we’re celebrating the glorious diversity of all bees.

Did you know that the honeybee is just a single one of the ~270 different species of bee in the UK?

Here are a few snapshots to showcase that vibrant variety!

#bermondseystreetbees #honeybees #sustainablebeekeeping #nativebees #worldbeeday #beespecies #beevariety #beediversity #everydayisworldbeeday #exceptperhapsworldfrisbeeday.

Until last September, these were our Honey HQ roof

Until last September, these were our Honey HQ rooftop hives, making the iconic Bermondsey Street Honey (“Best London Honey” National Honey Show 2019; “Best Honey” Great British Food Awards 2020). We prioritise the welfare of our bees above acclaim, convenience and profit motive. #sustainablebeekeeping #actionnotwords #exbermondseystreethoney #iconichoney #eveninginspection #idealapiarysite #hardchoices #beewelfare #notbeewarfare

Can’t complain - despite the rain. Today we mark

Can’t complain - despite the rain. Today we marked our first white (2021-born) queen bee, after she laid a great pattern of worker brood. What’s more, we’re clearing two supers at the same apiary for our first honey crop of the year, despite the chilly & (up to now) arid weather. #whitequeen #plannedpregnancy #brownfield #goodjob #againsttheodds #bermondseystreetbees #sustainablebeekeeping

The honeybee’s the poster-child for human connec

The honeybee’s the poster-child for human connection with the insect world. The simple reason is that only these bees produce honey for our consumption, forging a delicious link with the natural world. Yet there are ~270 other species of bee in the U.K. & many other pollinators ! #bermondseystreetbees #sustainablebeekeeping #diversity #honey #honeybee #posterchild #shundisneyfication

At this time of year, the bees are busy making mor

At this time of year, the bees are busy making more bees. Here’s a brood frame, brimming with hatching bees under the brown, biscuity hexagons. This emerging generation will first toil industriously in the hive, then fly out to gather nectar and build a summer stockpile of honey. #broodframe #beenursery #thefuture #londonbees #healthybees #plantingforhoneybees #bermondseystreetbees #itswhatwedo

Repost @honeysommelierlondon Read my piece on glob

Repost @honeysommelierlondon Read my piece on global honey fraud for @slowfooduk to find out out why that cheap, squeezy supermarket ‘honey’ poses such a direct threat to our agricultural system.
Link in my bio..

#honeyfraud #nobeesnofood #buyrealhoney #slowfood #slowfooduk #theresldeal #realhoney #wholefood #cleaneating #foodandfarming #gfw

Shook swarms building comb with alacrity, despite

Shook swarms building comb with alacrity, despite the sub-optimal temperatures of the last 10 days. Seeing modest varroa drop on all shook swarm hives, as phoretic mites detach from the bees, without sealed brood to procreate in. And varroa is a “notifiable” pest from 21st April! #shookswarm #combreplacement #experiment #sustainablebeekeeping #varroa #april21st #notapril1st

Apples in April. #plantingforhoneybees #applebloss

Apples in April. #plantingforhoneybees #appleblossom #pollination #honeysommelierlondon #sarahwyndhamlewis #unlockeddown

Honeyblock. It’s great to see strong colonies ra

Honeyblock. It’s great to see strong colonies raising brood - with nectar and pollen piling in. But when the larder & the nursery overlap, there’s no room for the Queen to lay new eggs. This is the time of year for beekeepers to ensure that the brood area is given room to expand. #honeyblock #notminecraft #sustainablebeekeeping #bermondseystreetbees #honeysommelierlondon #brood #congestionzone

The French have a wonderful word for the pollen an

The French have a wonderful word for the pollen and nectar forage which bees collect: butin. Which translates as “booty” or “loot”, conjuring up visions of buccaneering bees hauling their piratical plunder back to the hive. Here’s a perfect example of a pollen raider on viburnum! #butin #booty #loot #plunder #buccaneerbees #ladypirates #avastmehearties #viburnum #thefrenchhaveawordforit #forage #fourrage

In case you were wondering, beekeeping isn’t jus

In case you were wondering, beekeeping isn’t just a walk in the park. #beesinthepark #gettraining #publicpark #windowontheworldofbeekeeping #urbanbees #londonbees #notawalkinthepark

Eyes down: sunshine, 15C, a honey arch, a yellow s

Eyes down: sunshine, 15C, a honey arch, a yellow seam of pollen, pearly unsealed larvae and biscuity capped brood. And some bees. Beekeeper’s Bingo!

Catkin canopy. #burgesspark

Catkin canopy. #burgesspark

Our Honey HQ window display of beeswax & the “Pl

Our Honey HQ window display of beeswax & the “Planting For Honeybees” book. What’s the connection? Bees gather nectar from trees & flowers & transform it into honey. Young worker bees consume honey to make wax from glands on their abdomen. Sometimes it’s not just window dressing! #sustainablebeekeeping #plantingforhoneybees #beeswax #storytelling #beesdontjustmakehoney #windowdisplay #connections #frontwindow #waxworks #honeysommelierlondon #sarahwyndhamlewis #lechevitrine

I waver between admiration and despair when confro

I waver between admiration and despair when confronted by humanity’s verve for regulation. #beeline #thinredline #abeesee #lineinthegrass

We’re out making “floors and stores” checks

We’re out making “floors and stores” checks on our hives: swapping in clean floors, removing mouseguards & ensuring sufficient food resources for expansion. Not opening hives for full inspections yet. In the meantime, we’re telling the bees that the end of lockdown is in sight... #floorsandstores #lockdownliftingsoon #healthyhives

Spring has sprung. @janehorrocks_official @plantin

Spring has sprung.
@janehorrocks_official @plantingforhoneybees

If you’ve got it, flaunt it ...@guildoffinefood

If you’ve got it, flaunt it ...@guildoffinefood

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