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 anyone who uses flow frames will know that after a year or so they get a bit manky. Chat forums are full of people asking how to clean them or if they should clean them at all etc. I always tried not to clean them but this year they are particularly grubby. I … Read more
Having moved from Wales to West Sussex I have re-registered as a food business . This is important for anyone who is a primary producer of honey for sale, and irrespective of the number of hives or jars of “Food” that you intend to sell. As it happens this year 2023, I harvested 4 jars … Read more
This year I am going to revisit my Queen cup method of queen rearing. So the idea is to breed up some drones whilst preparing the cassette to accept new eggs. Progress Red hive is double brood from the beginning of the season. 3/6/23 step 2 got everything together. 3/6/23 Step 3 inserted the cassette … Read more
So… My beekeeping adventure started due to a facebook advert for a new form of beehive that makes beekeeping super easy and follows the dream of being able to turn a key and run your honey straight out into the jars. I had for a long time been thinking about keeping bees and loved the … Read more
I guess that when talking about beekeeping equipment then hives are the place to start. There is a huge amount to think about before you start and it is really important to consider all your choices before you start as it is a real pain to change over along your journey as all your beloved … Read more
