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21/04/2024

The way nature intended

14/04/2024

Years of selection are paying off

The dark side of the honeybee.
26/03/2024

The dark side of the honeybee.

One that didn't get away
08/03/2024

One that didn't get away

The new season is fast approaching as is the need to clear a path into what will be our new mating apiary
03/03/2024

The new season is fast approaching as is the need to clear a path into what will be our new mating apiary

Winter work
16/11/2023

Winter work

Caught the last day of this years National Honey Show having not been for almost a quarter of a century!
29/10/2023

Caught the last day of this years National Honey Show having not been for almost a quarter of a century!

The annual clean up has started
22/10/2023

The annual clean up has started

Our beekeeping roots go back a long way.
16/10/2023

Our beekeeping roots go back a long way.

It's still only October but *that* time of year is fast approaching
14/10/2023

It's still only October but *that* time of year is fast approaching

07/10/2023

The year is rapidly drawing to a close for practical beekeeping. It always seems to be a rush to fit everything I want to do into our short UK season.

One of the last 2023 queens being introduced to a new colony. By gently moving the bees on the face of the cage it's possible to guage whether they're ready to accept the new queen. If they hang on and refuse to move then, basically, they'll kill the queen if given access but it they move easily then they're almost certainly going to be ok with her. Another trick is to run a grass stalk across the face of the cage, if they're happy they'll just step over it, if not then you won't be able to move the grass because they'll be too busy biting the mesh

Some super queens coming through, good laying capacity and great temperament
27/06/2023

Some super queens coming through, good laying capacity and great temperament

25/06/2023

2023 queen, perfect temperament and nectar going in the boxes.

Mini nuc frames in a larger box over wintering very well. Still a long way to go but they've got a chance. Normally I wo...
04/02/2023

Mini nuc frames in a larger box over wintering very well. Still a long way to go but they've got a chance. Normally I wouldn't overwinter the contents of one mini nuc on their own but this one had been overlooked when we rounded them all up in the autumn.

We're heading towards spring
21/01/2023

We're heading towards spring

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The way nature intended

Years of selection are paying off

The year is rapidly drawing to a close for practical beekeeping. It always seems to be a rush to fit everything I want to do into our short UK season. One of the last 2023 queens being introduced to a new colony. By gently moving the bees on the face of the cage it's possible to guage whether they're ready to accept the new queen. If they hang on and refuse to move then, basically, they'll kill the queen if given access but it they move easily then they're almost certainly going to be ok with her. Another trick is to run a grass stalk across the face of the cage, if they're happy they'll just step over it, if not then you won't be able to move the grass because they'll be too busy biting the mesh

2023 queen, perfect temperament and nectar going in the boxes.

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