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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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