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Author: Stephen
Beekeeping for varroa resistance
Beekeepers with varroa resistant colonies have stopped treating those hives with miticides to control the Varroa destructor mite, instead allowing adapted bees to manage the populations themselves. Here at Estelle Hives, we’re passionate about varroa resistant beekeeping, believing it to be the only sustainable way forward. We know from experience that it is possible, and… Read more
How do I buy pure, unadulterated honey?
There’s only one way to make sure that the honey you buy is pure and unadulterated and that’s to buy it from your local UK honey producer or beekeeper. It’s a sad fact that the global trade in honey is largely untested and in some cases unregulated. That means that a lot of the honey… Read more
Welcome to Estelle Hives, home of The Dancing Bees
Welcome to Estelle Hives, our family-run business on the Kent/Surrey/Sussex borders. Steve is the beekeeper with a passion for managing bees in as natural way as possible, while Dani develops and produces a range of products from the other natural bounty of the hive – wax and propolis. Steve started his beekeeping journey while still… Read more