The Beekeepers. Chris comes to see Patrick’s hives on James’ land. Bees living in conventional hives, russian hives, and their natural home: a log.

It’s now 5 months since we launched our podcast.  Despite lockdown and the continuing global pandemic, the bees have been as busy as ever.  They are the great survivors.  This year we’ve seen plentiful swarms and a good excess of honey.  Patrick is keen to show Chris his hives on James’ land nearby in Wiltshire.  At the end of the beekeeping season, it’s a nice opportunity to discuss the different “establishments” in which bees can live and thrive.  A swarm has even been known to set up home in a traffic cone! We haven’t got one of those but our log hive (supplied by http://beekindhives.uk) was occupied within a week.