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The Bee Diaries – Part 12 -New Bees Please
In Part 11 we alluded to the fact that the colony may be in trouble as we found that the queen had died over winter, the colony, as we dreaded, eventually died off as there was nothing that we could … Continue reading
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Tagged apiary, bee feed, beekeeping, bees, Health, hive, hives
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The Bee Diaries – Part 11 – The Queen is Dead,long live the queen (hopefully)
With the winter months behind us and as we approach the middle of March and spring appears to be coming early, there is still caution for heavy frost but I took the chance to carry out a basic inspection and … Continue reading
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Tagged apiary, beekeeping, bees, Brood, dead queen, hive, hive floor, hives, honey, Queen Excluder, queen superseded, spring, winter
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The Bee Diaries – Part 9 – Tick Tock, Tick Tock!
Wow where has the time gone? firstly, sorry for those following this blog, I should have posted before now but, man, its been a busy year. The bees are all doing well, I’ve carried out regular inspections and detailed these … Continue reading
The Bee Diaries – Part 8 – Two Weeks in
Since the first inspection 10 days ago Britain has had some of the hottest weather for this time of year, recorded temperatures highs of 36.7C (98F). I have been observing the bees daily and there seems to be a good … Continue reading
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Tagged apiary, BBKA, Bee Bearding, bee feed, beekeeping, bees, Brood, hive, hive floor, hives, honey, Inspection, Robbing, SKA
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The Bee Diaries – First inspection
Previously we installed Bees into their new hive. Having checked the feed of the bees roughly every 2 to 3 days, I have ensured that they have enough of the syrup and have added approximately 1kg diluted into 1lt of … Continue reading
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Tagged BBKA, bee feed, bee pests, beekeeping, bees, Brood, hive, hive floor, hives, play flight, queen marking, record keeping, swarm
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The Bee Diaries – Arrival of the Bees – Suplemental
Following the last publication two days ago of the ‘Arrival of the Bees‘ posting, I asked Charles Millar (Whom I acquired the Bees from) of Bee-keeping at Tiger Hall, to give my video and comments the once over just in … Continue reading
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Tagged apiary, bee feed, Bee suit, beekeeping, bees, Brood, DN1, hive, hives, Hoffman, wild comb
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The Bee Diaries – Arrival of the Bees!
Finally after much preparation the nucleus of bees were collected, the best method of getting the bees settled into their new hive was explained and with reassurance that the queen was included, marked and clipped I was on my way home with … Continue reading
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Tagged apiary, bee feed, Bee suit, beekeeping, bees, Brood, hive, hives, honey, nucleus, Queen Excluder, smoker, Syrup
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The Bee Diaries – Quick Update & Final Preparation for the Arrival of the Bees.
Previously we sited the hive…. Finally, after months of waiting, I finally get to collect the Nucleus of bee’s next week on Wednesday 17th June. So, just a few final things to check and finish off: Apiary – I finished … Continue reading
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Tagged apiary, beekeeping, bees, Brood, hive, hives, Hoffman, nucleus, Spacers
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The Bee Diaries – Siting the Hive
The nucleus of Bees should be arriving in about a month, so now is a good time to test the site for the bee hive. Our property has a reasonable sized garden for the type of house, when we moved … Continue reading
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