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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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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

Spring’s on the way. Who do you know who’d lik

Spring’s on the way. Who do you know who’d like to get their green fingers flicking through this gorgeous book in preparation for planting up a pollinator-friendly patch of their own? Whether it’s a window-sill, a patio or a garden, the antidote to the lockdown blues - is green ! #plantingforpollinators #lockdownantidote #bermondseystreetbees #plantingforhoneybees #greenfingers #spring #gardening

Out there, it’s business as usual. #pollination

Out there, it’s business as usual. #pollination #businessasusual #bermondseystreetbees #

A beekeeping whodunnit: this last-generation @arni

A beekeeping whodunnit: this last-generation @arniabee monitor (generously provided by @worldbeeproject ) was on a stand under a strong hive. About a month ago, the data signal dropped & we found all 9 electrical cables & the aerial thoroughly nibbled & gnawed through. A mystery ! #nibbledandgnawed #whodunnit #arnia #chompedandchawed #mystery #cutoff #bermondseystreetbees #sharpteeth #signaldropped

Our Honey HQ set up for our @guildoffinefood Great

Our Honey HQ set up for our @guildoffinefood Great Taste Award entry blind-tasting. We take the business of authentic honey seriously: we taste, we test, we teach. This is a celebration of the unique, unblended flavour and texture of each honey from our 14 different apiary sites. #rawhoney #realhoney #authentichoney #unblendedhoney #honeytasting #honeysommelier #honeysommelierlondon #honeyhq #greattasteawards #guildoffinefood #bermondseystreetbees

“Clingstone” is a new word for Valentine’s D

“Clingstone” is a new word for Valentine’s Day. In jam-making, it describes how a damson plum stone “clings” to the fruit. Here are the stones from my allotment damson jam (with our Bishop Stortford Waterside honey), removed pre-cook & bagged in muslin to provide the pectin, while avoiding the cling factor. Quaint. #jam #jammadewithhoney #clingstone

The best brands only need brown paper. Thanks to @

The best brands only need brown paper. Thanks to @bjsherriff for a much-needed refurb of our veteran “Apiarist” beesuits ahead of the new bee season. Admirable recycling, too: our beesuits were returned to us in the very same repurposed brown packaging in which we’d sent them! #recycling #repurposed #repaired #refurbished #brownpaper #zerowaste #beebrands #sustainablebeekeeping

Playing “Happy Families” with five generations

Playing “Happy Families” with five generations of our 2020 @guildoffinefood 3-star Great Taste Award Exmoor Wildflower Honey. Mini-jars for hampers, 330g jars for retail, 1kg bucket for @chapter_72 ‘s builder, 2.5kg bucket for @kingscollege.london , 5kg chefs’ bucket for @petershamnurseries . #happyfamilies #familyportrait #bermondseystreetbees #fivegenerations #exmoorwildflowerhoney #chefsbuckets

The calm before the storm. #winterapiary #architec

The calm before the storm.
#winterapiary #architecture #rawhoney #superstorage

As well as seizing the opportunity to raise standa

As well as seizing the opportunity to raise standards for imported honey (86% of UK consumption), let’s be vigilant to ensure that the government delivers on promises to phase out CAP subsidy payments to farmers (based on acreage) & phase in payments rewarding biodiversity gain. #honey #rawhoney #realhoney #raisestandards #subsidizebiodiversity #bevigilant #bermondseystreetbees #honeysommelierlondon #

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