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Start of a new season…
This week appears to be bringing the first signs of spring and a change to one of the wettest winters on record. With the temperature in the late teens over the weekend I took the opportunity to begin inspecting my … Read More
Swarming, under way and under control?
I am standing on a delayed and overcrowded train from Paddington on the hottest day, sure you get the picture, I think that writing a blog about bees will take my mind of the current situation in which I find … Read More
A season like no other?
Are you finding the year as challenging? Read More
A late swam…
A season that appeared to have been more ‘swarmy’ than usual. 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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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
The results are in…
as Matt returns to his apiary to see the final results of his queen rearing activity Read More
Time to split the colony?
Today’s visit to the hive was to split the colony based on the number of queen cells that had been drawn out Read More
Expect the unexpected!
Matt continues his updates on Queen Rearing Read More
Queen rearing begins…
Follow me through this years attempt to rear my own queens… Read More
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