Katkoot Reviews anything remotely related to bees and beekeeping.
Now that my whole (bee) world is open to the public through this journal, it is also open to my readers' input. Receiving a comment, is one of the most exciting notifications I can get on my phone, because it means someone is not only reading my printed thoughts, but is also engaging with me, …
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It's National Stationary Week! These are the latest additions to my stationary dream list (inspired by love for 🐝): Deluxe 2019 Seed Calendar - Wildlife Edition by Seedlings Cards & Gifts£30.00A beautiful calendar that helps you build a beautiful garden all year round! A bit late in 2019 for me to be buying this, but …
I had not had Heather honey before coming to the UK. In fact, I had never had this honey until I joined the Association for a Taster Beekeeping Day where we were offered to try several specialty honeys. It was also explained to me just how special the Heather honey is, with local beekeepers transporting …
This book seems to be a staple amongst those brave enough to take the first step into gaining more (technical) knowledge about bees. I was lucky enough to know a beekeeper who owned it and was willing to lend it to me to read. At first I felt a little cheated, felt that the first …
Picture this: It's 2am in the morning and I just cannot sleep. So what do I do? Look for a brain numbing game on the phone that can lure me into falling asleep. We all know the clicker games (also called idle games), where no brain power whatsoever is required, only the clicking of a …
Another one of the treats my partner got an a whim. This is a commercial honey, produced in Messinia, Greece and found on the shelves of M&S. RAW: Honey as it is stored in the capped honeycomb of the beehive -unaltered. In this context, this honey is not pasteurized and not filtered. This ("raw") is …
I had never heard of borage honey before coming to the UK. I wasn't sure what the plant even looked like. Well now I do: it is a blue flowering, edible plant mostly used for medicinal purposes - especially when processed into oil. Both honeybees and bumble bees love it. Mick Smith is a beekeeper …
