Summer Solstice and "Fat Bodies" in Bees
Beekeepers be aware, this has been very swarmy weather, the bees are in the June Gap - it was 3 weeks early. Tomorrow is the Summer...
October Stores Check
What a wonderful Surprise - New Queen Bee in Sapphire old Hive - Sapphire had been Placed in a nuc and after several tries, Sapphires...
Winter is coming October Feeding
Got a bot slack forgot to put this post up
In Memory Of Valentine Leo
This Video is in Memory of y Grand Father Who's Birthday was 26th September back in 1892. My gilr need recombining after unsuccessful...
My new Book... Melissa
As some of you will know I have written a book about a bee. The book is called "Melissa". Melissa the name comes from the Greek word...
And another Swarm Attempt
Didn't get to look at Emerald the other day properly, especially after Sapphire was showing signs of Swarming/Superseding. Guess what...
Branch Honey Show
Tonight was the Branch Honey Show and Quiz at the Red Lion in Shirley - Looks Like I'm no longer a Novice 1st Prize for 1 oz Wax Blocks...
Checking the girls - Sapphire is laying...
Well Sapphire is laying but it remains to be seen if they are workers or drones
Swarm or Supercedure??
Well I was not going to look at the girls but had 1/2 and my instincts said do it today....
September supers added back
Well I added the supers back now it is raining LOL - Typical Bristish weather
