admin This is a post all about the trap out that we have attempted in north Horsham. So I was asked to come and have a look at a colony of bees that live in the wall of an old house in Horsham. The mission is ideally to move them to the back garden. Bees were … Read more
Picked up a little swarm in Horsham tonight. It was high up in an apple tree so I use the bee vac. Took them home and put them into the green and white Nuc. Lets hope they stay there. On this occasion I used the bee vac as a vessel and didn’t allow the bees … Read more
OK so the time has come to add a super to the Yellow Hive. This was the first time adding to the set-up so thought it would be interesting. Process was as easy as I had anticipated. I filled the super with cutcomb frames as they are the only ones I have for the shallow … Read more
OK so another non -bee related post but I thought it would be interesting. The Wife and I were watching the David Attenborough series on BBC “Secret Gardens”, exploring the nature inside British gardens. We really liked the idea of a barn owl box so I set myself the challenge of making one. They are … Read more
OK so I, like every beekeeper have a storage space full of stuff. I had left a nuc there without a sealed front and noticed that there were a few bees in it. Clearly an early swarm had found my stuff and moved in. Interestingly it wasn’t one of mine. I was up for a … Read more
So I got a call on the BeeSwarm website for a swarm in my postcode. I took the kids out to see it as it was a weekend and there it was nice and calm on the fence. This should have been an easy catch. I had both the kids with me so loads of … Read more
OK so this may be a little strange but I have always though it quaint to have an honesty box out the front of the house with honey. I decided to give it a go this year and see how it goes. Using an old hive I sanded and varnished the setup so that it … Read more
OK so I have had a busy weekend. The weather has been truly horrible. It has rained now for pretty much every day of the entire year. It is 22nd February and I think we have had more than 50 days of continuous rain. Last week on one of the few non-rainy patches I went … Read more
Anyone who knows me or has read my blogs will now that I LOVE my poly hives. I am a great fan of the Paradise Honey solution but it is time to try something new. Can I keep my core requirements and improve on the function? In all cases functionality comes first. As a beekeeper … Read more
I like poly hives as they are hard wearing, warm in winter cool in summer and very productive as the bees spend less energy controlling the temperature which could result in a better harvest. I tend to get better through winter results using these hives than I do from the wooden ones and the bees … Read more
