Covering the East Riding of Yorkshire and Hull
My swarming experiences got off to a bad start. First – the bees escaped before I’d had a chance to
Read MoreThe first task this year was to make some splits, as detailed in the previous post Starting the year with
Read MoreThe anniversary of my first year as a beekeeper came and went without incident. I’d emerged from the winter with
Read MoreWhat do Beekeepers do during Winter? Patrick said read books, watch videos, and make frames. It was too cold in
Read MoreOne of the final challenges in my first year of beekeeping was the winter oxalic acid treatment for varroa. I’ve
Read MoreMy bees arrived in April. By June, one colony was rebuilding itself after a swarm while the other had mysteriously
Read MoreBy now I’d had my bees for 10 weeks. While other newbies seemed to be making new colonies and adding
Read MoreMy apiary was growing. I now had three hives and I was on target for ending the season with four
Read MoreI’d lost half the brown hive girls to a swarm, and needed to avoid the same thing happening to the
Read MoreThe brown hive girls swarmed at 11.00 a.m. on a hot sunny day. Looking back, they’d been warning me of
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