Confessions of a beekeeper. David Charles on a lifetime of keeping bees.

David Charles has been keeping bees since 1962.  Before bee suits David and his fellow beekeepers tended to their bees armed only with some net curtains and a pair of bicycle clips.  And what characters there were in those days!   What are the best plants for bees?  Did beekeepers really use sulphur to kill their bees to get the honey?  What happens when you are stung on the hand by a mass of bees?  A fascinating potted history of beekeeping.  Some bee-tech but all explained in our show notes and a lovely listen!