Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper - Invidious

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

🐝 Inspiring children and adults through the magic of honeybees 🐝

I’m an author, speaker and beekeeper– passionate about honeybees and the life lessons they offer. Here you’ll find videos from my apiary, updates on my books, behind-the-scenes content, and clips from talks and events.

I write the Betsie Valentine children’s book series, which weaves together bee knowledge, magical storytelling, and real-world inspiration.

📚 Betsie Valentine and the Honeybees
📚 Betsie Valentine and the Honourable Honeybee
📚 (More to come!)

I give engaging, educational talks to schools, WI groups, U3A, community groups (like Guides), and events—all about the honeybees and what they can teach us about more sustainable ways to live, and how they help both people and the planet thrive.

🌍 Visit my website to learn more about me, buy copies of my books and/or book me for a talk:
mdthequeenbee.co.uk

#Honeybees #Beekeeping #AuthorVisits #BetsieValentine #MDTheQueenBee

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8:49

TREATING MY HIVES FOR VARROA...#varroa #varroatreatment #apiary #beekeeping #honeybees

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 week ago

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5:27

Returning wax cappings to the bees… #beekeeping #apiarylife

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 2 weeks ago

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4:39

Preparing to remove spun supers from beehive #honeybees #apiarylife #beekeeper

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 3 weeks ago

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9:08

Honey Harvest!

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 3 weeks ago

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5:15

GOOD QUEEN BAD QUEEN #honeybees #childrensbooks #readaloud #beekeeping

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 month ago

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5:57

BLOODY BEES! #beekeeper #beekeeping #apiarylife #savethebees

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 2 months ago

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4:25

CLEARER BOARD ON CLEARER BOARD OFF #honeyharvest #beekeeping #apiarylife #honeyextraction

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 2 months ago

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8:01

PUTTING CLEARER BOARDS ON #honeyharvest #apiarylife #beekeeping #beekeeper #beekeeperslife

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 2 months ago

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7:09

GIVING THE QUEEN SPACE #honeybees #apiarylife #beekeeping

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 2 months ago

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7:33

USING CLEARER BOARDS #honeyharvesting #honeybees #apiarylife #beekeeping tips.

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 2 months ago

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0:16

😃 Back of the net 😃 #nevergiveup #dreambig #speaker #beekeeper #childrensauthor drensauthor

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 3 months ago

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8:59

Reading from Betsie Valentine And The Honeybees. The chapter that started it all #authorreading

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 3 months ago

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7:44

UNEXPECTED HIVE INSPECTION! #honeybees #apiarylife #speaker #childrensauthor #hiveinspection

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 4 months ago

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3:30

Can Honeybees Learn to Live with Varroa? | A New Journey Begins #Honeybees #Beekeeping #Varroa

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 4 months ago

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6:44

DO I NEED TO ADD SUPERS? #apiarylife #beekeeping #honeybees

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 5 months ago

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15:17

NEW HIVE FOR THE GIRLS #beekeeping #honeybees #beehives #beekeeper #savethebees

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 5 months ago

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5:03

A Beekeeper Reacts: The Swarm Scene That Got It So Wrong. #BeeSwarm #NatureEducation

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 5 months ago

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9:43

They Got the Queen Bee WRONG… and I Need to Talk About It! #Honeybees #QueenBee #BeeFacts

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 5 months ago

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13:31

FIRST HIVE INSPECTION 2026 #beekeeping #apiarylife #hiveinspection #honeybees #hivechecks

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 5 months ago

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3:05

A Moment with My Bees | Beekeeper, Author & School Speaker

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 6 months ago

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8:35

A Sunny March Day in the Apiary | Preparing My Bees for the New Season

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 6 months ago

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10:36

REMOVING WINTER SUPERS #honeybees #beekeeping #removingsupers

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 6 months ago

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4:21

WINTER HIVE CARE: Replacing Fondant & Preparing for a Hopeful Spring with the Bees...

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 7 months ago

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5:13

WINTER HIVE CHECK WITHOUT OPENING THE HIVES

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 7 months ago

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0:28

TOUCHED BY THE BEES - TOUCHED BY THE WORLD #childrensauthor #speaker #beekeeper#honeybees

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 7 months ago

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8:30

QUICK WINTER VARROA CHECK

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 9 months ago

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3:34

I DON'T SELL MY BOOKS ON AMAZON!

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 9 months ago

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1:19

THE PERFECT BEE INSPIRED GIFT...BETSIE VALENTINE AND THE HONOURABLE HONEYBEE.

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 9 months ago

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3:38

QUICK AUTUMN HIVE CHECK #beekeeping #honeybees #apiarylife #autumnhivecheck

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 9 months ago

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4:41

KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR HIVES!

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 10 months ago

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1:30

THE BEEKEEPING SHOW 2026

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 10 months ago

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3:57

THERMAL CASINGS ON THE HIVES - WINTER READY

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 10 months ago

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0:23

IF I WASN'T A BEEKEEPER...

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 11 months ago

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3:13

HEFT AND CHECK YOUR HIVES IN THE AUTUMN

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 11 months ago

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13:20

THE WONDER OF UGANDA

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 11 months ago

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10:25

PREPARING THE HIVES FOR WINTER

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 11 months ago

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5:36

QUICK CHECK IN WITH THE GIRLS

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 11 months ago

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6:17

FEEDING FONDANT, HONEYBEES & HORNETS & TALKS!

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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2:45

Hornets vs Honeybees: Protecting the Hive 🐝

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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4:47

HONEYBEES AND HORNETS #honeybees #savethebees #apiarylife

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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0:29

COMPETITION TIME #honeybees #beekeeping ##competition

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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2:15

TASTE THE DIFFERENCE - #honeybees #beekeeper #honeyharvest

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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15:05

LOVELY HIVE INSPECTION...#honeybees #beekeeping #apiary #apiarylife #hiveinspection #speaker

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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5:44

RE-QUEENING A QUEENLESS COLONY - #honeybees #beekeeping #apiarylife #queenlesshive #re-queening

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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7:24

STAGE 1 QUEEN REARING FROM HYGIENE HIVE #honeybees #beekeeping #queenrearing #apiarylife

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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10:28

HIVING A SWARM...#honeybees #apiary #apiarylife #beekeeping #swarm #honeybeeswarm

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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1:06

HOWARDS' HIVE

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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1:18

LET'S HONOUR AND PROTECT OUR WONDERFUL HONEYBEES. HAPPY EARTH DAY!

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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10:31

BAILEY COMB CHANGE PART TWO. #BEEKEEPING #BAILEYCOMBCHANGE #APIARYLIFE #HONEYBEES

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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14:29

SHOOK SWARM #honeybees #apiarylife #beekeeping #beekeeper #speaker #childrensauthor #shookswarm

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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8:30

THE BEGINNINGS OF A BAILEY COMB CHANGE

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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6:37

KEEP CHECKING THOSE HIVES • WINTER BEEKEEPING • HEFT AND FEED! #honeybees #apiarylife #beekeeper

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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6:24

KEEP CHECKING YA BEES! #feedingthebees #winterbees #apiarylife #beekeeping #honeybees

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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5:50

CHECKING THE BEES FONDANT. #honeybees #feedingthebees #apiarylife #winterbees

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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10:35

WINTER HIVE CHECK - #apiary #apiarylife #honeybees #winterbees #feedthebees #beekeeper #beekeeping

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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9:53

PREPARING THE BEES FOR WINTER

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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3:23

HEFTING THE HIVES

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

139 views

1:30

KEEPING THE ENTRANCES CLEAR #honeybees #apiarylife #beekeeping

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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2:38

MANUKA HONEY -V- LOCAL HONEY. #honeybees #beekeeping #beekeeper #childrensauthor #speaker

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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1:04

HAPPY BOOKD DAY! #childrensauthor #childrensbooks #honeybees #amreading #amwriting #bookday

Meriet Duncan • Author • Speaker • Beekeeper

Shared 1 year ago

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