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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Tagged apiary, beekeeping, bees, Brood, dead queen, hive, hive floor, hives, honey, Queen Excluder, queen superseded, spring, winter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 – 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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