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The bees,

06/10/2015 By Maria

are doing really well, we have had some really nice sunny days with frosty nights.  On days such as these the bees are slower to come out, but once … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beekeeping Tagged With: Bees, extracting, flowers

Photos from today’s inspection

22/06/2015 By Maria

Well after what seems like many days of rain and unsettled weather today we woke up to brilliant blue sky and sunshine, not that it stayed for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beekeeping Tagged With: Bees, Queen, Weather

BEES ARE BACK IN MY BEEHIVES, HURRAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

17/05/2015 By Maria

I am so chuffed.  As of Monday the 11th of May I have bees. I actually have 3 hives of bees. It started with two hives, we went to a family … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beekeeping Tagged With: Bees, Hives, Varroa

Bees are going mad, …

02/03/2014 By Maria

Its the 2nd of March, and about +11 degrees and my bees are soooooo busy, bringing in lots of pollen, very soft yellow or that is the colour I have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beekeeping Tagged With: 2014, bee activity, Bees, Cleaning, Mice

13 days of the new year …

13/01/2014 By Maria

seemed to have gone by in a flash, as you might have read in Mikes blog the winter has not really challenged us with the amount of snow but I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beekeeping Tagged With: Bees, Collins Bee, Collins Beekeeper Bible, Michael Bush

M’s Ark,

19/03/2013 By Maria

Some more creatures are joining our little clan.Amongst these we have a lamb, a ewe and a ram, I will have to add the picture of the ram with his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beekeeping, Projects Tagged With: Bees, hive, Spring

Bees are flying,

10/03/2013 By Maria

As from yesterday we have noticed a lot of bee activity. There is quite a lot of bees flying in and out with pollen in their sacks. Also around lunch … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beekeeping Tagged With: bee activity, Bees, cold spell, hive

Bees,

22/11/2012 By Maria

Bees have pretty much finished their activity. Since the last post, we have had snow, frost, rain, warm, very warm, cold, .. and so it continues. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beekeeping, Projects Tagged With: Bees, Photos

October/November

04/11/2012 By Maria

The weather has changed and changed again in such a short period of time. Nature never ceases to amaze me. Beautiful and yet so unforgiving. Last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beekeeping Tagged With: Bees, Owls, Varroa, Winter

Cool mornings, … warm afternoons

15/08/2012 By Maria

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  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beekeeping Tagged With: Bees, hive

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