Myst~Tree Honey

Just about to head out to the honey room to start cleaning after a long day… and this is what I’m presented with:

The world’s comfiest couch, soft warm blankets, fairy lights glowing on their timer (thanks to my wife), a big TV full of shows I’ve been meaning to watch but never had the time, and a knocked-over pot of Dreamies on the table from some very hopeful cats (lid still on, thankfully). To top it all off, there’s a new bottle of rum calling me from the cupboard.

I know I’m a lucky man to have such a cosy spot to relax, and it looks so inviting... but the honey room still needs scrubbing and jars need filling.

Just a few more days of hard work, and then I’ll finally give myself a proper break. 🍯🐝

3 months ago | [YT] | 2

Myst~Tree Honey

Hello Everyone,

Just wrapped up this week’s hive inspections (and at the rate I’m editing, the YouTube video might be out by next month… sigh 🤦‍♂️).

BUT—big news—I found my first marked queens of 2025!

Whenever I find a queen during inspections, the first thing I check is that she’s laying well. Once I’m happy she’s off to a good start, I gently catch and mark her with this year’s colour—a little dot on her thorax to help track her age and origin.

Queen marking follows an international colour code:
Blue (2020)
White (2021)
Yellow (2022)
Red (2023)
Green (2024)
And now we’re back to Blue for 2025!

One of the queens I marked today (pictured right) really stopped me in my tracks. She looks exactly like ‘Laura’, the very first queen Kat and I started beekeeping with. Same dark colour. Same calm walk. Same blue dot.

It hit me with this weird mix of nostalgia and déjà vu—took me straight back to 2020, in the thick of lockdown, when the bees were the one thing holding my head above water.

Anyway, just felt like sharing this little moment with you. Funny how a tiny bee can carry so much weight.

Hope you're all safe and well,
Greg

#BeekeepingUK #QueenBee #MarkedQueen #BeekeeperLife #BeeKeepingJourney #SpringBees #BeeStory #NostalgiaBuzz #SaveTheBees #ApiaryLife #MentalHealthAndNature #MystTree #UKBeekeeper #QueenMarking #BlueDot2025

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6 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 4

Myst~Tree Honey

Turns out today is this channels birthday. It's been exactly 365 days since I uploaded my first video. Thank you to the (very nearly) 500 of you following me. I hope I'm keeping you entertained.

My content is driven by yourselves. If there is anything you'd like to see, then please get in touch, and I'll do my best🙂

Hope you're all safe and well
Greg

8 months ago | [YT] | 9

Myst~Tree Honey

“Hey Greg, it’s spring and the bees are out! Where’s our videos?!”

I know, I know—I’ve been a bit quiet lately, and I’m sorry for leaving you hanging! Truth is, I’ve been pouring a lot of energy into something really important to me: the Rewilding Rainford Initiative.

It’s all about bringing more biodiversity back to the village—planting wildflowers, creating wildlife corridors, getting the community involved, and basically doing my best to make Rainford a little wilder (in the nature sense, not in the late-night pub sense).

If you fancy seeing what I’ve been up to and why I’ve been covered in mud more often than not, check it out here:

www.mysttree.com/post/rewilding-rainford-ii-the-re…

That said, beekeeping season is finally ramping up, and I’ve now got new videos scheduled every Sunday—so your regular dose of bees, chaos, and possibly me being chased by wasps is on its way!

Thanks for sticking around, and I hope you’re all safe, sound, and planting something lovely.
– Greg

#Beekeeping
#RewildingRainford
#SaveTheBees
#NatureRecovery
#PollinatorGarden
#WildflowerMeadow
#Biodiversity
#EcoFriendlyGardening
#SustainableLiving
#GardeningForWildlife
#HoneyBees
#CommunityProject
#BackyardBeekeeping
#SpringInTheGarden
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8 months ago | [YT] | 4

Myst~Tree Honey

If you've been enjoying my fact checking videos and have the tiktok app then I'd really appreciate a follow. Posting at least one video a day because there's so much misinformation on the app that really needs sorting through.

Hope you're safe and well!
Greg

www.tiktok.com/@mysttree.honey?_t=8rjvQqYS1M9&_r=1

1 year ago | [YT] | 0

Myst~Tree Honey

Two things of note.

Last week's inspections video isn't uploading for some reason. I'll keep trying!

The other thing is that I won't be producing an inspections video this week as I have a market stall on Sunday. This time of year, all you need to focus on is feeding your colonies so my inspections have started to slow down a bit.

I will probably be producing other types of videos in the near future until the season starts anew.

1 year ago | [YT] | 4

Myst~Tree Honey

FYI hospital chairs are not comfy

1 year ago | [YT] | 2

Myst~Tree Honey

Hi guys,

Sorry for not posting again. We've had a family tragedy, so I'm taking a few days to deal with it. I'll post last week's vlog ASAP, but we need a little time.

Thank you for understanding,
Greg

1 year ago | [YT] | 1

Myst~Tree Honey

Oh bother... I don't have a video for today. I'm not sure how that's happened. Here, enjoy a picture of my cat... Sorry!

1 year ago | [YT] | 3

Myst~Tree Honey

Seems we've had our few weeks of summer here in the UK. Back to the norm of raining sideways...

1 year ago | [YT] | 2