An hour with Willie Robson

Willie Robson has been a large-scale commercial beekeeper for over 60 years, working BLACK bees in the harsh Northumberland environment, where many others would have failed long ago. To be successful in these conditions you need to observe and work with the bees, developing suitable techniques, rather than taking standard ones from books that are generally written by and for beekeepers in much more favourable conditions. Willie’s father was teaching beekeeping in the Scottish Borders, where he had learned a great deal from the people he was teaching, including W W Smith, who was then the only commercial beekeeper in Scotland. Willie learned a lot about beekeeping through going round with his father.
This presentation featureS Willie answering questions and discussing topics about his beekeeping experiences.