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We are approaching the shortest day so it is the time of year I apply my varroa treatment in the form of oxalic acid using the trickle method. For safety reasons I prefer this method […]

We are at the end of September and feeding should be well under way or finished by now. Last week the weather was summerlike and it was possible to inspect colonies to assess them and […]

What a difference good weather makes for our bees. In my May notes we were enduring a very wet month and very little honey brought in. Now after a spell of warm weather bees have […]

There has been the occasional warm day over the past weeks that allowed inspections. For the first inspection of the season my main priority is to find the queen, clip and mark her. When bees […]

The active beekeeping season is just around the corner and it is surprising how suddenly it starts. As we’ve seen recently, our weather has dramatic swings. Earlier this week was spring like and bees were […]

I like to visit apiaries occasionally during the winter to make sure colonies are ok as storms can cause damage with fallen trees etc. All colonies are ready for winter now with mouse guards, woodpecker […]

Now we are into October the weather has turned more autumnal although the bees are working the ivy during sunny spells. In fact some hives are working as if there is summer flow so they […]