I went to visit the bees at Selmeston which are living in dilapidated Langstroths as I wanted to see how active they were in the good weather. The larger hive seemed very quiet, and on closer inspection it turned out that the bees were nowhere to be seen. I couldn't find any trace of them …
Wild-living Honey Bees in January
I visited the Langstroth hives at Selmeston today as we have had some beautiful spring weather and I wondered if the bees were flying. Sure, enough, they were! https://videopress.com/v/ySTaeADc?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata Their hive has completely sunken in to the ground so they are using this entrance which they opened last year. There is some very pale pollen …
Selmeston Bee Check
I went to check on the bees living in their dilapidated hives at the foot of the South Downs, and they are thriving. I have set up a hive nearby which I baited again with lemongrass oil, but I'm not sure that the bees have swarmed - certainly not recently. The owners take a keen …
Spring Check of the Selmeston Bees
I last went to see these bees in August last year (read about them here) and I was really hopeful that they'd made it through the winter. The landowner had said she hadn't seen much activity, and the cold snap we had a week or so ago had doomed a few colonies I know, so …
Selmeston Bee Check
I went to check the wild-living bees as I've not been to see them since the beginning of May - not that they will have been remotely bothered! These hives were effectively abandoned a few years ago, and the home-made hives are disintegrating, making it difficult to establish what's going on as I daren't prise …
Wayward Bee 