Check the weight of the hive / level of stores and add fondant if needed.Quite often beekeepers give their bees a Christmas present of fondant on Boxing day.With the entrance narrowed down it’s important to check that the entrance is clear as there is a danger that bees that have died in the hive can start … Continue reading →
Varroa treatment should have been completed. Note treatments are temperature dependent and may be less effective as temperatures drop. Unite small healthy colonies or unite to stronger ones. Assess stores. Nationals need approximately 40lbs /18kg of stores feeding should be finished by mid -September. ( A brood frame holds 5lb/2.3kg, supers 3lbs/1.4kg). Feed 2:1 syrup. feed … Continue reading →
Apparently Honey Bees can distinguish Between odd and even numbers – have a read!
Continue reading →We had an interesting time at the weekend, a call out to a colony that we guess was a swarm from last year that had set up home inside the cavity for a street fire hydrant, one which is under the payment with a rectangular metal cover on top. We think someone had gone to open … Continue reading →
An interesting article from Entomology today on “social apoptosis”
Continue reading →One of the great talks given at this year’s National Honey Show – Reading a Hive
Continue reading →A fascinating publication by Jamie Ellis on Nucs and how they can help you in your beekeeping. You can find his publication here.
Continue reading →An interesting article in the Guardian
Continue reading →An interesting article on Entomology Today
Continue reading →Kevin Thorn, our chairman, is a bee farmer and has created videos to explain his views and experiences on creating a small scale sustainable apiary, the introduction and first video can be found here.
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