So, another busy month for swarms. Not surprising, I suppose, when one remembers the swarming season is essentially May through July, though it can start earlier and finish a lot later in...
Well, it finally looks as if Spring might be on the way at last! After having two bait hives blown to the ground at home, the bait hive being blown off my...
For a few days in April I thought the beekeeping season had started! The weather was warm, the bitter, easterly wind had finally dropped and the bees were going crazy for nectar...
As I look out of the window today, the sun is shining and it looks like a beautiful Spring day. In reality, there is a cold wind blowing and this is stopping...
Sunshine again today! Hooray! We might be coming out of winter at long last, albeit very slowly. All my hives had flying bees on the last sunny day we had before the...
last summer was the hottest on record, I reckon this winter will be the wettest! There seems to be no end to the rain and dark, gloomy skies – nor to the...
So that’s 2020 out of the way! Things can only get better from here on in. Beekeepers always say that next year is going to be the year, when their bees will...
The bees are getting a bit fed up with all the rain we’ve been having during November – as am I! Whilst there’s not a lot of forage around for them at...
October has been a quiet month from a beekeeping point of view, with very little happening on the bee front. The bees are still out and about when weather permits but the...
So Autumn is upon us in earnest. We appear to have gone from (perpetual) Summer to Autumn overnight! The bees are carrying on regardless, however, and though the beekeeping season is...