Bogmoon Bees

Bogmoon Bees Selling local honey in Aberdeenshire

24/08/2026

Harvest time!
Now starting to bring in this years Honey. Uncapping the frames, extracting and bucket before straining and bottling.

21/08/2026

Update on Bogie St. swarm
- doing well!

16/08/2026

Did you know today is World Honey Bee Day? 🐝

Celebrate with us and Bogmoon Bees beeswax candles and delicious honey! Available now in our gift shop

Hi everyone! 🐝We’re at Rhynie Gala today from 1pm to 4.30pm! 🎉Come along and say hello — we have:🍯 Soft Set Honey🍯 Bloss...
15/08/2026

Hi everyone! 🐝

We’re at Rhynie Gala today from 1pm to 4.30pm! 🎉

Come along and say hello — we have:
🍯 Soft Set Honey
🍯 Blossom Honey
🐝 Our handmade beeswax candles

We would love to see you! 💛🐝

03/08/2026

There is an article in the Sunday Post about a family being badly stung after a beekeeper was inspecting their bees and they were passing by. There is current litigation and also an ongoing petition with Scottish Parliament. I cannot comment on any of this as i am a Trustee of the Scottish Beekeepers Association.
Honey bees can be seen as a wild animal. They have evolved over millions of years to forage and to defend their nest. They are programmed to attack anything in dark colours (Black) - think ‘Bear’ and you see what i mean! If a bee stings, they emit a pheromone (basically painting a target on the sting site) to attract other bees to “sting here!”(if you’re a bear - it takes a lot of stings before you say ‘ouch’!) We, as beekeepers try, through breeding and selection to produce friendly, non reactive bees.
Every now and again, we have a regression - a virgin queen mating with Drones from a ‘nasty’ hive or the new queen being an offspring of a drone from a nasty hive. It’ll take 8 to 10 weeks for a beekeeper to recognise he has a nasty hive. (New Queen - up to 5 weeks to start laying, 21 days from egg to worker bee and further 3 weeks before they’re foraging and able to sting). There are other reasons - but we’ll keep it simple!
We, as responsible beekeepers, will always look to have ‘nice bees’. We always ask landowners who host our bees if they’ve been stung and would remove a colony quickly if they become a problem. (We are not immune to ‘nasty’- we’ve removed bees in the past)
Going forward, we will be placing “caution” signs by our apiaries to warn folk of their whereabouts and monitoring our bees for temperament!
Andy & Julia.

Well, what a day yesterday! 🎉We entered a photo of one of our girls 🐝 into the Nairn Show, and we’re delighted to say th...
02/08/2026

Well, what a day yesterday! 🎉

We entered a photo of one of our girls 🐝 into the Nairn Show, and we’re delighted to say that we won first prize and a trophy! 🥇

Credit for the winning photo goes to my Sorcerer’s Apprentice… turns out they’ve got a real eye for a shot and are the bee’s knees behind the camera! 🐝📸

Good morning, everyone! ☀️We’re at Huntly Farmers’ Market today from 10am to 1pm.We have with us today:🍯 Soft Set Honey🍯...
01/08/2026

Good morning, everyone! ☀️

We’re at Huntly Farmers’ Market today from 10am to 1pm.

We have with us today:
🍯 Soft Set Honey
🍯 Blossom Honey
🐝 New Beeswax candles

Come along, say hello, and stock up on your favourites! We look forward to seeing you. 😊

Good morning, everyone! 👋We’re at the Dufftown Farmers’ Market today from 10am–1pm, despite the miserable weather! 🌧️We ...
11/07/2026

Good morning, everyone! 👋
We’re at the Dufftown Farmers’ Market today from 10am–1pm, despite the miserable weather! 🌧️

We have available today:�🍯 Blossom Honey�🍯 Soft Set Honey�🐝 A variety of beeswax candles

Pop down, say hello, and support your local producers—we’d love to see you! 🐝💛

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Huntly
AB544TL

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