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Month: September 2017

24th September 201729th December 2018 lytchettbayapiaries Inspection

Plans…

My plan for today was to do a quick inspection and insert clearer boards, plus merge two colonies at my Lytchett Matravers hives - however it turned out to be a much bigger job. Hive 3 was fine, saw the Queen, brood in all stages and stores in the brood box. Due to the weather … Continue reading Plans…

18th September 201729th December 2018 lytchettbayapiaries News

Asian Hornet

The National Bee Unit has confirmed a sighting of the Asian hornet at an apiary near Woolacombe in Devon. The Asian hornet is smaller than our native hornet and poses no greater risk to human health than a bee. However, they do pose a risk to honey bees. This is the first confirmed sighting since … Continue reading Asian Hornet

17th September 201729th December 2018 lytchettbayapiaries Inspection

If it was Easy…

What is up with Queens this year? - my strongest colony has now gone Queenless, it has plenty of bees, plenty of stores and capped honey in the super, but is full of drone cells - I'm at a loss as to why the Queens are dying off (or being killed). So, Hive 1 = … Continue reading If it was Easy…

7th September 201729th December 2018 lytchettbayapiaries Inspection

New Bees

Some new bees emerging

6th September 201729th December 2018 lytchettbayapiaries Inspection

Lytchett

Checked the bees at Lytchett today, one hive still Queenless - they did not accept new introduced Queen, or bring on their own from frames of eggs. I have decided to leave the supers on a bit longer to see if they will cap off a few more frames. Looks like I'll be going from … Continue reading Lytchett

1st September 201729th December 2018 lytchettbayapiaries Inspection

Inspection

Hives done today, No.1 hive is doing ok, especially as I lost a swarm from it earlier in the season. There are about seven frames of honey I can take, which although not much, is more than I expected from it. No. 2 hive has had it due to being Queenless for most of the … Continue reading Inspection

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