Following a career in movie special effects, I now spend most of my time writing, talking, and thinking about bees.

I am editor of BeeCraft, the national beekeeping magazine (established in 1919, and the World’s oldest beekeeping journal) and author of Beekeeping for Gardeners (Bloomsbury, 2023). I keep around 30 hives of my own bees as well as a few more for some high-profile locations and individuals. I am beekeeper at Westonbirt, the National Arboretum, where I also teach beekeeping courses. I am an international award-wining author of several books.

My talks are richly and clearly illustrated and designed to fascinate and amaze - and there are always a few laughs. My talks to U3A, Rotary, Probus, WI and gardening groups are consistently voted by members as among the most fascinating and entertaining they have received - I am almost always immediately booked for a return visit.