Beast from the East?

Well my swans are back!

Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone the very best in 2018!

Season Greetings!

Wishing you all a Happy Christmas!!

Getting the better of technology

I'm back!
I have struggled to get into my account since the summer; but my perseverance has (eventually) paid off!

A Week Is A Long Time In Beekeeping

A week ago the hives sat with empty supers and I was concerned I may need to feed. But after a week of scorching temperatures the whole situation has changed. I don't know what has yielded but the hives are full to bursting with nectar coming in! Thank goodness I left supers on or else I dread to think about what would have happened (untold swarming probably would have been induced due to lack of space). Now I have to think about removing some surplus honey if this continues.

Signs of a Dearth (June Gap)

Over the last week I have noticed my bees at home gathering by a pool of water. The temperatures have not been high so I guess that they are drawing water to liquefy honey stores for consumption. This means there is no incoming nectar at present so stores need to be carefully watched over te coming weeks.

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!