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Count the hornets: one, two, three

I don’t know if it’s down to the mild winter or something else entirely, but we seem to have so many queen hornets around at the moment. Whilst I was spreading compost in Frankenstein’s greenhouse I was joined by one, … Continue reading

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Queen hornet update

She’s still there 😀 Not looking like flying much today, possibly because it’s actually been quite chilly and breezy. She just seems to be curled up under the ridge waiting for a warm day. There’s an enormous spider eying her … Continue reading

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Well, that’s hornet!

I went to hunt for some kit in my bee shed today and as I turned around to close the door afterwards almost had my head taken off by a queen hornet leaving. I hung around for a while and … Continue reading

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First hornet of the season

I reckon they’ve been about for a few days now because I was “buzzed” by what sounded like one when I was painting bait hives on Monday, but today I actually saw a hornet flying in the garden. I think … Continue reading

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One blew over the hornet’s nest

I had a stack of hive brood chambers containing old comb that I was going to melt down. It must have been bumped by a deer or something like that, which left room for some hornets to get in and … Continue reading

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