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Category: National Trust bees

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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Winchelsea Visit

Posted on October 16, 2019October 17, 2019 by jen3972

Now that the bee commitments are starting to quieten down for the winter, I went to visit Paul to discuss plans for next year with the Market Wood bees, and any other swarms we capture from the feral colonies in and around Winchelsea. I have one of the swarms here at my apiary as we … Continue reading Winchelsea Visit →

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National Trust Bees – and a whole lot of moths

Posted on August 28, 2019 by jen3972

Paul and I wanted to check on the Winchelsea church bees, and also the swarm from the church bees who were too angry to live domestically so to speak, so Paul took them from Mary's garden down to Crutches Farm, where the bees in the cottage wall had been; those bees are now at mine, … Continue reading National Trust Bees – and a whole lot of moths →

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National Trust Bees on the Move

Posted on August 7, 2019August 7, 2019 by jen3972

I started working with the National Trust bees at Winchelsea when my friend and colleague Paul asked me to help remove some bees from a wall in a National trust cottage at Crutches Farm. We couldn't get them out so decided to leave them until they had built up again and were a bit more … Continue reading National Trust Bees on the Move →

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National Trust Swarm

Posted on May 24, 2019 by jen3972

Continuing with the feral bee theme, Paul had put up bait hives in Market Wood in the hope of enticing a swarm from one of the nearby oak tree colonies. Sure enough, there was lots of activity and bringing in of pollen when he checked after a week or so. https://videopress.com/v/2gTKVSni We decided that these … Continue reading National Trust Swarm →

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National Trust update

Posted on April 26, 2019April 25, 2019 by jen3972

Today I went to Winchelsea for a meeting about the Swift Town plans, and also to check on the bees in the cottage which we tried unsuccessfully to remove a few weeks ago. It was a beautiful day, and the blossom and oil seed rape was out in force. Following the attempted removal at our … Continue reading National Trust update →

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