Starting the year with splits and swarms
The anniversary of my first year as a beekeeper came and went without incident. I’d emerged from the winter with
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Transferring bees from nucs to hives
Three days after the nucs arrived on the allotment, it was time to transfer the bees to their new homes,
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The bees have arrived. Locked in their nuc boxes the previous night, they travelled a couple of miles to their
Read moreMeeting my bees for the first time…
I’ve met my bees! Two overwintered nucleus colonies are on a friend’s allotment. Booted, suited and masked, alongside keeping social
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