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A late swam…
A season that appeared to have been more ‘swarmy’ than usual. Read More
Pests and a Waggle Dance
Wasps are a real problem at the moment although I’ve seen a definite improvement since installing my home-made “waspinator” above the hive! Read More
Last of the Summer Honey
The bees have been flat out for the last two or three weeks collecting the last of the nectar so I was lucky enough to get another super of honey off last weekend… Read More
The Virgin Queen and The Robbers
With still no sign of a queen, eggs or any brood last Sunday my original hive was not looking good. Read More
Making Increase
As the season begins to draw to a close i am making the most of a strong colony to produce some more queens.
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Absent Queen and Dodgy Swarm
I’ve been keeping an eye on the swarm, which seems to have settled in OK and is taking plenty of syrup, but there’s not been much general activity to be seen… Read More
Honey And A Swarm!
I got up this morning and just couldn’t wait any longer; I just had to have some honey for my breakfast! Read More
A surprise at the apiary today…
There were more bees than normal flying around the stack of hive parts in the corner. All the other hives were quite busy too. Read More
Bees “Bearding”?!!
So what exactly is “Bearding”?!! Time for some research… Read More
The results are in…
as Matt returns to his apiary to see the final results of his queen rearing activity Read More
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