After the winter Solstice, which was 21 December 2025, the bees suddenly get active again. The difference is only the lengthening of the days, as the weather does not change,…
After the winter Solstice, which was 21 December 2025, the bees suddenly get active again. The difference is only the lengthening of the days, as the weather does not change,…
It has been a very hot and dry summer. So much so that the harvest this year was about a third of my usual ones. Less flowers and thus nothing…
Dowdy has been seen and heard in the garden and at last I have captured a picture.
What a journey! All those years ago, or as some would put it “Once upon a time…” I was pleased having produced two jars of honey in my first year…
2024 has been a difficult year for beekeepers in my area. It is generally thought that changeable weather patterns were the problem. We had a warm February and a cold…
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…