Friday, May 26, 2017
Get A Move On
The fields of yellow are now green; the oil seed rape is finished. Time to get a move on and remove any supers with capped honey before it sets hard in the comb!
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Blooming Early!
The fields of green are turning yellow by me; 3 weeks earlier than in 2016!
May need to revise my schedule!
May need to revise my schedule!
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Keeping Quiet...
The active season is almost upon us. I have kept quiet over winter anxious to see how my colonies have fared. I will not inspect until well into April, but I am pleased to see bees flying and returning laden with pollen from all but 3 hives and I wintered over 50. So here's hoping that April upholds those figures for me.
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Wasp Queens
Checking fondant today around my apiaries I found over half a dozen wasp queen hibernating inside the roofs of hives! Needless to say they were all dealt with, crafty little beggars!!
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Familiar Smell
There was a distinct aroma emanating from my hives today which leads me to believe that the Ivy is coming into flower. A late source for the bees
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