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So late in the year I noticed that the green hive was empty on Station F. This was a real shame as the bees that were in there were from a lovely swarm that I pulled out of a gutter in Broadbridge Heath. From a near death experience to a happy and prosperous hive –> … Read more
OK so this brings us to the end of 2025. It has been a strange year; started really early and built up quickly in the spring. Blackberries out in July, and now in mid August it is clearly moving into Autumn!! I tend to time my years based on the flowers. end of year is … Read more
Tonight I tried the kit for the bee venom extraction. I tried to take pictures but it is really hard with lots of flying bees and not being able to take my gloves off to work the touch screen on my phone! The glass sheets were cleaned and disinfected prior to use using the C11food … Read more
OK so the batteries on the scales have been no end of a pain for the operation. Taking the hives off the scales to return the full set of the scales to home, to open the box with it’s tiny screws and plug it into a USB for charging is no end of FAF, especially … Read more
It has been a strange year this year with a very early start and a lot of flow in June. The red poly hive (RPH) was busting at the seams with honey and had a weight recorded of 60 Kg. This to me is a sign that the hive need emptying so i decided to … Read more
I am going to give a bee venom harvesting a go. I am always on the look out for ideas and products that can help me to get more out of the efforts that need to go into keep my bees happy and healthy. This has been a long time coming but finally I have … Read more
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. Update: The bees have survived the winter. Quite a … Read more
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
