BeeMania – September 2021 – Colin Rees
So Summer has finally arrived – it took long enough! The past two weeks have been fantastic for the bees, giving them a second flow of nectar to boost their diminishing reserves. ...
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BeeMania – Collin Rees – August 2021
What a month July has been! I said to Lin at the beginning of the month, “Looks like swarming season is over, I can get back to doing non-beekeeping things now”. So...
BeeMania – Colin Rees – July 2021
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...
BeeMania – June 2021 – Colin Rees
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...
BeeMania – May 2021 – Colin Rees
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...
BeeMania – April 2021 – Colin Rees
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...
BeeMania – March 2021 – Colin Rees
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...
BeeMania – February 2021 – Colin Rees
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...
BeeMania – January 2021 – Colin Rees
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...
BeeMania – December 2020 – Colin Rees
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...