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Peter Klauza
Dec 12 min read
Winter Update
If you are looking for a good stocking filler presents this year there is no better choice than pure beeswax candles. I’ve made and sold...
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Peter Klauza
Sep 211 min read
Preparing for Winter
If you own bee's there are two things you must do this year Wrap your hives with insulation, or use an insulation board and feed your...
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Peter Klauza
Jul 193 min read
Why do 80% of beekeepers give up after 5 years?
I read an article on this recently and I will address it in a simple honest way. Bee keeping is not simple, its actually hard work, not...
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Peter Klauza
May 113 min read
Shook swarms and Nosema
Why would you do a shook swarm? To discourage swarming and disease The shook swarm method is used in beekeeping to switch a colony of...
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Peter Klauza
May 42 min read
Paradoxes and Epigenetics
“Paradox of our age, totally.” A quote from the Dali Lama, a wise old man, but he doesn’t keep bees ! The paradox is that we are richer...
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Peter Klauza
Apr 292 min read
Reflections
After many years of beekeeping and the challenges and struggles that I’ve faced, I’m scaling down my operations. At my height I had ONE...
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Peter Klauza
Mar 272 min read
Happy Easter
May I take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy Easter. You should have done your first annual inspection by now, and know what state...
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Peter Klauza
Mar 181 min read
Inspect your hives today
Dont waste time. If you have not checked your bee hives already, they may not have made it over the winter and died. Check your beehives...
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Peter Klauza
Mar 12 min read
Welcome back to another exciting year of Beekeeping
Did you know there are 102 million managed bee colonies in the world ? Personally I have limited stocks of UK bred high quality calm,...
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Peter Klauza
Dec 25, 20231 min read
Thankyou
Just a quick message to all my customers. Past, present and future. Thankyou very much for supporting independant small businesses like...
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Peter Klauza
Sep 18, 20232 min read
Review of the year
Hi, It's the rock climbing apiarist here, as one of my friends and customers call me. After a very strange weather wise (cool and wet in...
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Peter Klauza
Aug 5, 20232 min read
The End of bee keeping in the UK?
I was going to tell you all about summer and progress in the apiary, but there hasn’t been much of a summer, just lots of rain after a...
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Peter Klauza
May 31, 20231 min read
The Bee Experience
Join me this Saturday for a great Experience. The course is in the City of Leicester and starts at 10pm and Finishes at 4 pm. It's a day...
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Peter Klauza
May 8, 20233 min read
Spring Update
Hello there , thankyou for reading this months Blog. Above you can see Mike, a trainee beekeeper at the apiary last week, helping me out....
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Peter Klauza
Apr 23, 20233 min read
PREVENTING YOUR BEES FROM SWARMING IN MAY
May is synonymous with swarming. Swarming is the beekeepers nightmare. There is a lot of theory about managing and preventing swarming....
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Peter Klauza
Mar 4, 20231 min read
JUNE INTENSIVE BEEKEEPING COURSE- DETAILS
PRICES Residential Price ( limited space including full English Breakfast) £240 Non Residential Price £ 199 including BBQ The courses...
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Peter Klauza
Feb 24, 20233 min read
The Beekeepers Year
January is the month you go down the pub and contemplate the forthcoming year. It’s a very quiet month for beekeepers. Of course if you...
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Peter Klauza
Jan 2, 20231 min read
Happy New Year & Winter Update
A Happy New year to you all . It's been a successful 2022 and I'm looking forward to supplying more customers with some wonderful bees...
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Peter Klauza
Aug 22, 20222 min read
Karl Showler we salute you….
He was born in 1932 and at school was interested in history. He was president of the beekeeping assocation in 1989. He was a...
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Peter Klauza
Aug 13, 20222 min read
Apiary Extreme heat
It’s been a lazy summer at the apiary and 40 degree heat is hot! I felt sorry for all the bee’s working overtime to keep their hive...
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