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25th May 202024th June 2020 Jim Featured, Hive Husbandry, Inspection, Queen Rearing

This Year’s Queens

Two of this years queens successfully mated and laying now, so I marked them today. Both colonies aught to do well, they are nice and strong, and in a good location.

24th May 202024th June 2020 Jim Featured

Garden Hives

The garden hives are very busy now, and the split colonies are growing well. I still have 9 or 10 hives to fill, so am hoping to make a few more splits soon. I've been very busy making new hives and the frames to go in them. I still have 4 supers to make and … Continue reading Garden Hives

12th May 202024th June 2020 Jim Featured, Hive Husbandry, Inspection

Active Bees

The bees are lovely and active today, which is great to see. I have been making new hives all day yesterday and today as I have some new colonies of bees on the way, plus I need to make a few more splits. I have a few empty nucs which I can use, but I … Continue reading Active Bees

23rd April 202024th June 2020 Jim Featured, Inspection, News

Bee Inspector

I'm happy to report a clean bill of health from the NBU bee inspector today, all hives at all four apiaries were checked by the bee inspector.

20th April 202024th June 2020 Jim Featured, Hive Husbandry, Inspection

Population Explosion

I managed to get the inspections done on the hives in my garden today - all queens seen, all laying well and a fair few drones in the hives, especially the double brood hives. I have one weak hive, on about 6 frames, but there is a lot of sealed brood so numbers will pick … Continue reading Population Explosion

19th April 2019 Jim Featured, Inspection, Queen Rearing, Swarm Control

Start of a new season

I did the first proper inspection of the year today, checking all the hives in my garden. All were lovely and strong, plenty of bees and brood, but one was a bit low on stores, so I will have to keep my eye on that one. I moved the overwintered nucs into hives for them … Continue reading Start of a new season

20th March 2019 Jim Featured, Hive Husbandry, Queen Rearing

Spring Build Up

25th January 201925th January 2019 Jim Featured, Hive Husbandry

Winter activity at the garden hives

15th September 20189th December 2018 Beekeeping Equipment

Spending Money made from honey

Today was the day to collect the new beekeeping equipment I had pre-ordered from E.H Thorne's open day at Stockbridge in Hampshire, it's an hour and a half drive up, but it was a lovely day for it. It was nice to meet several members of the local beekeeping association there too - and the … Continue reading Spending Money made from honey

25th July 201811th December 2018 Beekeeping Equipment, Hive Husbandry, Inspection, Making Increase, Queen Rearing

New Queen, New Palace

I moved the nucleus colony with my new breeder queen into a full-sized hive today, it was too hot to wear a bee suit or jacket, so I wore just a hat and face veil. I'm pleased to say that even though my smoker was lit, and on standby, I did not have to use … Continue reading New Queen, New Palace

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