Another short, photo-less update. We returned to the bees this evening, in between the showers, to find that the Nuke…
Where the swarm underneath came from?
We tried to do some work on the hives this afternoon, but as well as being rainy, it was also…
Success, sort of…
Returning to the hives this week, with both daughters, we were full of trepidation. Had last week’s efforts been successful?…
Re-Queening and Re-Homing.
Last week I didn’t bother with an Update, as I didn’t visit the bees. The Trainee Beekeepers did a session…
Where have all the queens gone?
Simon was holding another training session for this year’s intake of new beekeepers to the association, so the girls and…
The Even Luckier Beekeeper?
I started this Blog, titled “The Lucky Beekeeper”, because I just built the hive, and a swarm moved in a…
False Swarms and Varroa
Saturday, mid-day, a group of 13 of us met up at the Training Apiary to go over what 12 of…
Queen Cells?
We got home on Saturday night to find a phone message from Simon. He and Geoff had popped by earlier…
A Growing Hive
This last Sunday evening we went back to the hive, to see how they were doing. And remembering that we…
Spring Panic?
So, it’s Spring, and we’ve done a few visits to the bees so far, mostly to move them to the…