Warré bees at the Boglands. Low-intervention hives, built to let the colony do what it does best. If you like sound money, you'll like a hive that runs itself. More on our bee workshops soon. #bees #warre #homesteading

The bees at the Boglands having their last flurry before the winter hits. Out on every bit of sunshine they can find while it lasts 🐝 Daingean, Co. Offaly.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5PCfVj2sA8U

#bees #warre #naturalbeekeeping #ireland #video

We have a crannog at the Boglands with a real roof that needs rethatching. The eave sits at waist height, so you can learn water reed thatching standing safely on the ground. Real work, real skills, rural Ireland. Workshops coming soon. #thatching #craft #ireland

You asked, we listened. No sign-up quizzes, open to everyone:

Water reed thatching: https://learn.boglands.ie/thatching-teaser-quiz/
Natural Warré beekeeping: https://learn.boglands.ie/warre-bees-teaser-quiz/

12 questions each, answers explained as you go. And the wrong answers are harder this time.

All our Boglands Academy intro courses are free. Book a thatching or beekeeping workshop at Boglands and you get the paid courses in that craft free for life.

Further reading: Bee Natural, free online https://bees.boglands.ie/bee-natural-book/

#bees #warre #thatching #homesteading

Last warm afternoon of October at the Boglands 🐝 The Warré hives are still out foraging and tidying up before winter. Daingean, Co. Offaly.
https://warre.bees.boglands.ie
#bees #warre #beekeeping #ireland #photography

60 seconds with the Boglands bees 🐝 Warré hives, Co. Offaly, end of October.
https://youtube.com/shorts/yKuUGzF8ZzY
#bees #warre #beekeeping #ireland

Late October at the Boglands and the bees are still out working on a mild day. A quick look at the hives before they settle in for winter. 🐝
https://youtu.be/VCyhlssEsGA
#bees #beekeeping #ireland #homesteading

Happy Halloween from the Boglands 🎃
The bees have their costumes on, the thatch is creaking in the wind, and something is moving out on the bog...
Brave enough for our Halloween Quiz Night? Spooky questions on bees and thatch, with a certificate if you survive.
https://learn.boglands.ie/courses-archive/halloween-quiz-night-bees-thatch-2026/
#halloween #bees #thatching #ireland