Monthly Archives: April 2016

Ventilation or Insulation

Posted on April 19, 2016 by

I don’t think it is possible to be a bee keeper for more than a month without hearing a lecture from another bee keeper about the importance of insulation OR ventilation, depending on the time of year it could quite … Continue reading →

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A Short Video

Posted on April 8, 2016 by

Here is a very short video of me actually doing something 🙂 This is a warrĂ© hive that went queenless following a swarm towards the end of last year. The comb was diagonal across the bars so I decided to straighten … Continue reading →

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Sprung has Springed

Posted on April 5, 2016 by

This last week has treated us to a little sunshine and all of a sudden the world is coming back to life.  I was extremely lucky to have booked the time off of work and feel very smug as a … Continue reading →

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