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Many thanks to those that visited us today at @lon

Many thanks to those that visited us today at @londonfarmers in Leytonstone. Loved meeting and speaking to you all. Happy to see so many people supporting local producers.

If you missed us today we will be back on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month (for now) and will also be selling honey at the @e11yardsale where we will have an observation beehive so you can safely see the bees up close.

See you again soon. ❤️

#londonfarmersmarket #leytonstone #walthamforest #leyton #londonevents #redbridge #newham #rawhoneycomb #londonproducers #bushwoodbees #wearethebeekeepers

Meet and buy some pure honey from Bushwood Bees on

Meet and buy some pure honey from Bushwood Bees on Sunday at the Leytonstone farmers market. See you there...

#londonfarmersmarket #rawhoney #Leytonstone #newham #redbridge #walthamforest #bushwood #bushwoodbees

With schools finally open again, now is a good ti

With schools finally open again, now is a good time to stock up on some pure, unprocessed local honey from @bushwoodbees. A spoon of honey in a warm glass of water with some lemon and ginger is a well-known home remedy for coughs and a sore throat.

#coughandcolds #winteriscoming #naturalremedies #lemonandginger #artisanfood #londonevents

Honey extraction workshop – thanks @adrienne_aslan

Honey extraction workshop - thanks @adrienne_aslan & @okanaslan52 for hosting the workshop we ran yesterday at @stoneminimarket. Impressed with the extraction skills of the children who extracted and spun out the honey. We hope those who attended had a good time and enjoyed the honey they helped extract.

We will be at the Leytonstone farmers market on Sunday 12th Sept (Cann Hall Rd, E11) for those that want pure, fresh local honey from our local bees, also available at the @stoneminimarket.

#farmersmarket #purehoney #leytonstone #walthamforest #newham #londonlibrary #redbridge #helpsmallbusiness #artisanproducer #beekeeping

Update – now moved to Saturday 4th September. Fin

Update - now moved to Saturday 4th September.

Find out how we get honey from the hive to the jar at @stoneminimarket. Booking are via eventbrite (search for Stone Mini Market) Tickets include a jar of honey filled at the extraction workshop.

#leytonstone #walthamforest #leyton #londonevents #thingstodoinlondon

Our bees cleaning up their honey after some honey

Our bees cleaning up their honey after some honey comb had broken off in their hive.. Such industrious creatures. The honey wil be fed back to this hive so they have enough for winter.

Even though we have had such extremes in weather our local bees have managed to bring in plenty of excess honey for us to extract.

#winteriscoming #honeybeesofinstagram #cryingoverspilledmilk #cleanup #walthamforest #newham #redbridge#eppingforest #london

Lovely evening beekeeping on our rooftop hives. T

Lovely evening beekeeping on our rooftop hives. The London skyline was looking magnificent as well. Now to start harvesting the last of the years honey crop from these hives.

#londonskyline #urbanbeekeeper #purehoney #bushwoodbees #beginnerbeekeepers #beekeepingexperience #Londonislovinit

Last day of our beekeeping course and last course

Last day of our beekeeping course and last course for this year. It's been an absolute pleasure teaching and great to see the progress made by all. Our students received their certificates, went over cleaning hives, overwintering, build up of Nucleus colonies, swarm control, siting of hives and handling. We will provide remote support and wish all students a successful start to their beekeeping journeys. Exciting times ahead! #beekeepingjourney #beekeepingcourses
#honeybees #naturelovers #beekeeping #urbanbeekeeping #ukhhoneybees #bushwoodbees #bbka #nationalhive

Beekeeping course day 3 about to start. Today is

Beekeeping course day 3 about to start. Today is mainly about healthy brood, disease identification and performing hive checks.

#beehealthy #beekeepingcourses #beesofinstagram #ukbeekeeping #bbka #bushwoodbees #Londonislovinit #artisanproducer #craftcourses

Day 1 of our last beekeeping course of the year ha

Day 1 of our last beekeeping course of the year has started, thankfully the rain has easier and allowed us to open hives.

#beekeeping #urbanbeekeeping #beekeepingexperience #honeybee #londonhoney

Honey bee air conditioning at its finest… #suns

Honey bee air conditioning at its finest...

#sunshine #staycool #ukheatwave #beecool #bbka #honeybeesofinstagram #bushwoodbees

Last of our beekeeping courses for 2021 takes plac

Last of our beekeeping courses for 2021 takes place this and next weekend. We have just released some dates for 2022 if interested for yourself or a gift for a loved one, see link in our Bio for more info.

Our courses span 4 days over 2 Weekends and includes theory and mainly practical sessions. By the end you will aquire the skills and knowledge to manage your own hive(s) of honeybees at ground level or on a rooftop. Held at the magnificent East London Mosque Site with theory sessions in one of the on site meeting rooms.

https://bushwoodbees.co.uk/london-beekeeping-course/

This is what I was doing at the start of the Engla

This is what I was doing at the start of the England match on Sunday. Needs must but thankfully another honey bee colony rescued. Now to build them up to get them through winter.

#beekeeping #urbanbeekeeping #walthamforest #newham #redbridge #london #itscominghome #needsmust

The bees are now foraging on blackberry and Lime.

The bees are now foraging on blackberry and Lime. During sunset when the bees are all home they focus their efforts on reducing the moisture content of the nectar from around 70% to less than 20%. The smell of nectar processing coming from a hive is mesmerising and has a unique sweet floral smell. I love going to the hives in the evening to experience this. I hope all beekeepers take time out to go experience this also, you will be impressed.

Bumble bee buzz pollination. Love the sound and e

Bumble bee buzz pollination. Love the sound and effort these bumble bees put in getting the flower to release its pollen loads.. The bee vibrates its flight muscles causing the unique sound we hear.

#buzzpollination #bumblebee #londonbees

Had a lovely day teaching beekeeping for the Eppin

Had a lovely day teaching beekeeping for the Epping Forest Beekeepers Association, after a year of lockdown feels great to be able to run these sessions again... Thanks to all the volunteers who helped

#eppingforestbeekeepers
#bbka #londonbeekepingcourses #walthamforest #redbridge

Day 4 and the final day of our beekeeping course h

Day 4 and the final day of our beekeeping course held at the beautiful East London Mosque. Today our students were taught how to overwinter a hive, manage varroa, spring checks, siting hives and more. They all left with the knowledge and appreciation about managing a colony of bees and how important continual development is. So proud to be able to award each of them a certificate at the end alongside a few other goodies.

#beekeeping #urbanbeekeeping #pollinators #savethebees #uniquegifts #londonlibrary #redbridge #helpsmallbusiness #bbka #walthamforest #newham #whitechapelgallery #aldgate

Third day of our beekeeping course and today we we

Third day of our beekeeping course and today we went into detail around the various diseases which can affect our honey bees and how we can manage these ailments. Our student got plenty of hands on experience and can now identify a healthy colony, know how to spot signs of disease, identify common diseases, know what to look for when performing a disease checks and how to identify and manage varroa. All left with an appreciation of what bee husbandry is about and the responsibility that comes with managing a colony of honey bees.

#beediseases #foulbrood #sacbrood #chalkbrood #varroa #learnbeekeeping #beehusbandry

Day 2 of our beekeeping course, today the students

Day 2 of our beekeeping course, today the students managed to light a smoker, do an inspection on their own and go over swarming in detail. So proud of our students who are making great progress. I'm confident they will all go on to be good and responsible beekeepers.

#swarming #beeschool #londonbeekepingcourses #smokers #beginnerbeekeeper

Had a great day teaching beekeeping to our new beg

Had a great day teaching beekeeping to our new beginners. They all managed to get into a hive, handle frames of bees safely and can identify all components of the hive and the Castes. Looking forward to going over swarming in depth tomorrow and more hands on training.

#beekeeping #urbanbeekeeping #urbanbeekeepers #rooftopbeekeeping
#learnbeekeeping #bbka #essex #london #walthamforest #newham #redbridge #thingstodoinlondon

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