A method of handling wind turbine blades and mounting apparatus wind turbine blades, in particular for mounting blades on a wind turbine

A method of handling a wind turbine blade (23) and mounting said blade (23) on a wind turbine hub (29) located at a nacelle at the top of a wind turbine tower is provided. Said method comprises the steps of: a) lifting the wind turbine blade (23) with a lifting system for handling wind turbine blades (23), in doing so said wind turbine blade (23) being oriented in a substantially horizontal position; b) fixing the wind turbine blade (23) in the substantially horizontal position to the wind turbine hub (29); c) releasing the lifting device from the blade (23) using a remote control unit; and d) removing the lifting device from the blade (23).