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Tag: WBC hive

Moving a WBC

Posted on September 11, 2020 by jen3972

Most beehives only need to be moved occasionally, and when they do, it is a question of blocking them in at night, moving them to their new location early the next morning, and letting them orient to their new spot. As long as they are at leasts 3 miles away from their previous location, there … Continue reading Moving a WBC →

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The Value of Observation

Posted on October 7, 2019 by jen3972

In a bid to protect my smaller colonies from the cool, damp British winter, a couple of days ago I transferred them from their single-walled Nationals in to double-walled WBCs. I couldn't do this with the National Trust oak tree bees as they had a lot of crossed comb and I can't move the frames … Continue reading The Value of Observation →

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Setting up your WBC

Posted on March 11, 2019 by jen3972

The WBC is so named as it was invented in 1890 by a William Broughton Carr, and it is a double-walled hive. It works very well in our damp and changeable climate as the weather is kept off the boxes where the bees have their combs. It isn't quite as easy to use if you … Continue reading Setting up your WBC →

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First hive check

Posted on February 28, 2019 by jen3972

The past few weeks have been warm, sunny and mild here in the UK, and as such, the bees have been out looking for pollen and nectar. I don't normally check my bees until March or even April, but as they have been so active, I wanted to see what was going on and they … Continue reading First hive check →

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