Bees have been in the news a lot - usually because they are 'disappearing' - but are they just trying to tell us that there is something wrong with the way we 'keep' them?

Pesticides have been proven guilty in the mass killing of bees in Germany and France, but the British Beekeeping Association actually endorses pesticides in return for cash, and refuses to speak out against their use!

And did you know that many garden composts now contain pesticides that are lethal to bees?

These are issues that concern me as a beekeeper - happy to discuss them with other beekeepers, actual or potential.