On the 7th of April I mixed up syrup and got ready to feed, just prior to two days of rain, except with that came colder temperatures so it took them … [Read more...]
Bees inspection the first of 2016,
It was about 2pm, I decided to do it later on in the day as it was warming up a bit too rapidly and the scent of honey was drifting somewhat so as not … [Read more...]
Emergency feed!!!!
Last night after feeding the sheep I went to look at the beehives, Hive B, a small colony of bees from last year had lots of dead bees in the entrance … [Read more...]
Feeding so far
Started feeding on the 21st of August 2015, I made a 2:1.3 mix, 2 kg of sugar to 1.3 ml of water. I usually feed a 3:2 mix but as I only had 2 kg of … [Read more...]
Feeding time
After about 2-3 weeks of really hot weather, above 30 - 38 degrees Celsius nearly every day, and about 20 degrees during the night have come to an … [Read more...]
Sun, Rain, Hail, Storms, …
We have just about had it all in the last two weeks, in between beekeeping we have been chopping wood for winter, making hay, generally keeping the … [Read more...]