Peter Klauza
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
- 2 min
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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Peter Klauza
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Star of the show
No, its not a female bee, nor the Queen, and this isn't its actual size, it's approximately 1mm in diameter. Varroa jacobsoni and the...
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Peter Klauza
- Jun 12
- 2 min
THE TRUTH ABOUT HONEY
The UK is the biggest importer of honey in Europe. 47,000 tons of honey a year comes from China. Chinese honey contains chloramphenicol...
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Peter Klauza
- May 12
- 2 min
New To beekeeping?
This week I searched three of my hives for a Queen who was to accompany 5 frames of brood that had been boxed up this week to be sold. In...
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Peter Klauza
- Apr 2
- 1 min
UP DATE ON BEE ORDERS
To my customers, Thanks for your patience. And Thankyou very much for ordering bee’s from me. I hope you find them as placid, productive...
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Peter Klauza
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Neonicotinoid pesticide use
I am not trying to shock you, but this is what half a colony of dead bee's looks like. If this were down to pesticide use I would have to...
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Peter Klauza
- Mar 6
- 2 min
An opinion on City Centre Bees
I read an article recently that claimed that there were too many bee’s in London to support the amount of forage available. London is...
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Peter Klauza
- Feb 13
- 2 min
Tips on Buying Bee’s
As you are aware Ethical Bee Co will be selling over wintered bee’s with new good queens this year. The process is simple you call up to...
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Peter Klauza
- Jan 28
- 3 min
ARE YOUR BEES HUNGRY?
I was asked by a fellow beekeeper today “ Do you sell fondant ?”. I couldn’t believe it. Why buy feed when you can make your own? Why...
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Peter Klauza
- Jan 15
- 2 min
MID WINTER UPDATE
If you have been following the progress of the Ethical Bee company you will know that we have gone from strength to strength since the...
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Peter Klauza
- Oct 21, 2021
- 1 min
Winter training programme
I have been asked to give training this winter, so for the advanced programme price of 14 hours the course will be £210 per person. Here...
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Peter Klauza
- Oct 9, 2021
- 2 min
October Bee Day
A day in four pictures. I’m investing for 2022, so are you ready to become an enthusiastic beekeeper? Do you have the potential to do...
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Peter Klauza
- Sep 25, 2021
- 1 min
See ya in 2022.....
A quarter of a million bee's later and its time to say good bye to the season and also several hives next year. You have six courses to...
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Peter Klauza
- Aug 21, 2021
- 1 min
Attend the next honey extraction experience
Every time I mention my bee’s people ask me about honey. Some people claim its unethical to extract or steal honey from a bee hive. Bee’s...
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Peter Klauza
- Aug 17, 2021
- 2 min
Wax Moth nightmares
Last week I gave a one to one course to Stephan, this customer was the best trainee bee keeper I’ve met over the last few years. We...
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Peter Klauza
- Aug 6, 2021
- 1 min
August Update
Its been a strange summer of heat waves and unpredictable weather. Desite this , my Queens have passed the peak of bee production in June...
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Peter Klauza
- Jun 6, 2021
- 2 min
Moving on from Miserable May.....
It was the wettest May on record and our bee's did not like the weather. It meant they could not forage and had to be fed throughout the...
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Peter Klauza
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
MAY DAY
The apiary is going from strength to strength and a breeding programme has been started. An advanced course was marketed and will run....
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Peter Klauza
- Feb 18, 2021
- 1 min
February Update
You’ve done everything right. There is activity around your hive. Your bee’s have survived the winter. As Spring approaches we have not...
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