As I write in February I have 14 colonies. In this part of the world spring starts in mid-February with the flowering of Mimosa and nut trees. This year Spring…
As I write in February I have 14 colonies. In this part of the world spring starts in mid-February with the flowering of Mimosa and nut trees. This year Spring…
I have been subscribing to Britain’s top bee magazine – BeeCraft. Now I have become a contributor. The information that the Editor seems to want is English speaking beekeepers who…
It was a very difficult year, spring started but there was no rain. There had been little snow in the mountains so the subsurface lakes were dry. As a beekeeper…
12 March 2023 two colonies and a blue Nuc (little hive, nucleus or ruchette) After a period of dry but cold weather the beekeeper is usually in his most worried…
Winter at Coursegoules is quiet and there are less hives. having tested and treated for Varroa mite I took 3 Hives to Chateauneuf and 2 to my garden. Coursegoules in…
I brought these five colonies from Coursegoules for the winter. The rest of my colonies will over winter in Coursegoules. The operation was conducted between 12th Nov. and 16 Nov.…
Today, April 20, about a month since my last post, I have done 7 more splits. The first split, in that post was confirmed on 13 April, to have a…
The spring weather has got a little warmer so it is time to start my programme of splits. I am hoping to do about 9 of these manipulations. The object…
Now the winter solstice has past, the queens have started laying and the bees are out looking for pollen and nectar. It will soon be the time beekeepers will be…
There has been much discussion on my favourite bee related web site - honeybeesuite.com about the winter solstice recently. It has certainly triggered the “little grey cells”. The discussion centred…