OK so this one has proved to be a lot of fun and is a long and drawn out story. I had a call about a swarm of bees in n apple tree in Horsham. This was going to be fun! The swarm had entered and gone up deep into the tree so that my … Read more
Lovely ball of bees in the bush. Was very quiet so put as many as I could into the nuc box and sat back and waited. They were really chilled and docile. I had Ellie with me, once again who was fearless!!! Bees had come from a very well established colony in the wall nearby … Read more
Another one this year. lovely bunch of bees in the apple tree of a local house. Message came through on the BeeSwarm website. Fairly easy collection dropped the mass into the box and placed on the sheet then watched them all march up into the box.
Lovely swarm in the field need me… I recognize the hives behind at the back of the picture!!! Damn I must have missed the Queen cell!! I guess every day is a school day. This one likely came out of Red / White poly Hive. Settled and happy in their new home in the Purple … Read more
So I got called to a swarm that had disappeared so kept the feelers out for the landing zone and then got called by the new swarm owner who had them land on his roof. Really tricky removal without a proper sized ladder. Nice excuse, however, to use the bee vac. Reaching into the gutters … Read more
So it is that time of year where I take a deep breath and lift the covers to see what I have managed to get through the winter.. This year we had 5 hives going into the winter. Purple died in the latter stages of the year so that doesn’t count. Coming out of the … Read more
Asian Hornets are a disaster for beekeeping in this country. They have arrived over from France and have begun to spread across the UK since 2016. Luckily their numbers are still fairly low but it is really important that they are found and removed by the authorities. Asian hornets are an invasive species and eat … Read more
So the super mild weather showing 13 degrees at the end of November has given me the opportunity to add a little extra winter feed. I have tried to set up my hives for winter so that even when cold I can check on the sugar remaining in the winter feeder box and add more, … Read more
So it is that time of year where the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder. Time to wrap up the hives for winter. We have a mild winter here in the UK so I don’t plan to do much. The poly hives are great for this as they retain heat much … Read more
Had a good check of the hives this afternoon. They are all buzzing. Didn’t open any other than to add the supers. Loads of bee activity with pollen coming in from all angles. Lovely orange pollen. I added 2 flow supers to the Red and Green Poly hives in an experiment to see how they … Read more
