Kairos welcomes Dr Shona Blair as our Bee Patron. Shona is an Australian microbiologist who has researched the medicinal properties of honey. Mossie Lyons says, Shona’s “expert knowledge and generous approach are a great inspiration. New horizons beckon for the Kairos bee project!” […]
Congratulations, Mick Coen, for being named Beekeeper of the Month by Kent Beekeepers’ Association Bromley Branch […]
Kairos bees have produced a terrific honey harvest this year – double last year’s at least. And, although there is yet to be an official weigh-in, those in the know are talking about a total of some 200lb […]
Kairos bees now have their very own shed in the garden of one of the Streatham move-on houses, for storing beekeeping equipment […]
The first hive inspection of the year at Head Office took place on Thursday. It was a glorious sunny spring day, which the bees seemed to enjoy, too, as they buzzed back and forth to the hive, laden with golden pollen. Our thanks go to Mick Coen from the Bromley branch of the Kent Beekeepers, […]
Bees know nothing about bank holidays! It is June bank holiday weekend and we have a swarm at the office. Beekeeper Kenny is on holiday, Father John Kitchen wants a hive in Bickley… What do we do? Having searched all Sunday for help, to no avail, Fr John and I decide to meet next morning […]
“It’s 6ºC. As I look out my window, my heart is filled with joy. The bees are out. They have made it through the winter. Now they will fulfil their mission – to forage, pollinate, make honey, propogate, build up the colony. Good luck in your work, bees!” – Mossie Lyons
The annual Kairos honey harvest BBQ was held last week at Guildersfield Road. Fearless beekeepers Kenny and Locksley took honeycombs from two hives, contending with very active and stinging bees that wouldn’t be “smoked” into submission. (“Proper south London bees” was the beekeepers’ verdict.) They then demonstrated how the honey is extracted, first breaking the […]
The spring inspection of Kairos beehives has revealed that only three hives have survived the winter. However, the good news is that this morning at least one hive in Streatham has an active queen. It is only when she is laying eggs that the worker bees go out to forage, returning to the hive with […]
Kairos head beekeeper Kenny and his team had a successful honey harvest at the end of last month, collecting a total of 30lbs of honey from seven hives in the gardens of Kairos houses in Streatham and Wandsworth. At an open day and BBQ, they introduced the bees to Kairos residents, staff and families and […]