Varroa
Woke up to a cloudy sky this morning. Went to say Hello to the bees, they are quieter today, due to the weather. I have been checking the Varroa mite…
30 degrees in the shade
We are having another heatwave, the bees are just so busy getting all the pollen of all the flowers. They have covered all of the 12 frames in the super…
Cool mornings, … warm afternoons
You would not even know we had bees in our hive if you looked at it in the morning.Once the sun shines into the hive it spurs all its inhabitants …
A very good day, …
Started off going for a walk to Vratna, took off reasonably early for our trek to Sokolie. The sky looked a bit grey here and there, air was cool with…
29th July, 2012
We had an amazing thunderstorm last night, the weather has been a bit hot and humid so it was no surprise. I have noticed that the bees do a lot…
Inspection
20.07.2012, around 11.30 am, weather was relatively calm, cloudy/sunny, little wind so I decided to inspect the hive. My main reason for inspecting it today was to find the Queen.…
Middle of June
I have finalized my decision to keep bees, chosen beehives and about the middle of June 2012 went to pick them up. They are what is known as OPTIMAL beehive,…
This is looking good…..
Hope you enjoy your new blog and you have many happy hours with your bees, they make you smile..........