December 2010
Well, our bees are certainly not flying much in this current bout of freezing weather – though only last week, with a temperature of 3° or 4° C, one of my hives...
Category: BeeMania 2010
November 2010
Well, at last the autumn days are with us. The clocks have gone back and the trees are losing their leaves more rapidly each day, though the temperatures are still relatively high...
October 2010
At long last, the ivy honey flow has started, in some areas near the coast round about the beginning of September. This was after about 3 to 4 weeks of absolute nectar...
September 2010
Well, the honey crops should all have been removed by now and treatment of the bees for Varroa – the parasitic mite that can kill bees in 2 to 3 years if...
August 2010
August, unlike July, can be a busy month for beekeepers. Generally, the bees no longer want to swarm (unless they are kept really short of space). The queen’s laying rate is reducing...
April 2010
Well, after last month’s report I thought we would now be well into the flying season, but the weather has let us down yet again. Whilst we have had some good flying...
March 2010
Well, things have moved on a little since my last report. We have had some warmer days, with temperatures up to 10 degrees on the warmest. This encourages the bees to loosen...