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Month: February 2020

Post mortem number three…

Posted on February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 by jen3972

I have had a colony at my apiary which was occupying a brood box full of comb we'd taken out of a feral nest in a wall at Crutches Farm in Winchelsea (see post here). The comb had been piled in and robbed out, but we'd discovered bees bringing in pollen, so moved them over … Continue reading Post mortem number three… →

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Another post mortem…

Posted on February 12, 2020 by jen3972

Back in May, I visited the bees at Knockhatch Adventure Park, and there had been a small cast swarm in the bait box. We'd put this in a National, and kept an eye on them. I had last checked them from the outside at the end of August, and they had been bringing in pollen … Continue reading Another post mortem… →

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Hive post-mortem

Posted on February 10, 2020 by jen3972

It is always really important to conduct a post-mortem on any hive losses, as it's a vital part of our learning curve with beekeeping. Sadly in many circles, losing hive is regarded as a "failure" which, if you are observing and watching and monitoring your bees rather than working towards a homogenised collection of colonies, … Continue reading Hive post-mortem →

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Marsh bees, and Bee Lining

Posted on February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 by jen3972

Today's weather was finally good enough for us to visit the bees on Langney Marsh. We also wanted to see if our tarp experiment had vanished in the floods, so Paul and I headed down under blue skies and a brisk and chilly breeze to see what was going on in the apiary. We saw … Continue reading Marsh bees, and Bee Lining →

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