It is early May and the weather is warmer and the bees are becoming active. I have completed 4 splits to make new queens, and increase my number of colonies.…
It is early May and the weather is warmer and the bees are becoming active. I have completed 4 splits to make new queens, and increase my number of colonies.…
The weather eventually got warmer and sunnier I ventured up again to see how my little ladies were getting on. I knew I had to feed them all, after a…
Another week of rain. Day after day. We keep praying daily: rain, rain go away. Alas, to no avail. The temperature goes right down to single figures during the day…
After sacrificing his career and being an extraordinary "papa poule" (i.e. French for Daddy Hen or stay at home dad) for more than a decade, MJ needed something else in…
Bees are generally benign creatures unless threatened. Alas, no beekeeper, however experienced, well protected or booted and suited, can escape being stung from time to time. There will always be…
In the early days, I learned how to deal with swarms. Here is the pictorial depiction of one such swarm, which was followed by my first honey harvest. To get…
Winter at the apiary
The hive is ready. The bees are on 9-10 frames. Fresh eggs have been laid in the last 3 days and there is brood on 7 frames. There are also…