Tag Archives: swarms
For the Love of Joe
On the back of the hive startup malachy (and my all round generousness) I have been helping out Joe and Susie. Joe and Susie have been wanting to get into beekeeping for some years but had decided it was something out of … Continue reading
The Student becomes the Master
Last year I managed to interest my dad in the way of the bees. Having kindly produced some new warré boxes for me I sent my dad back with a top bar bait hive to try out on the roof … Continue reading
Freebees
Well in the UK it is approaching that time of year when colonies may swarm. This starts in earnest in April and can continue until the end of July. In my area June is the month where it all happens. … Continue reading
Hop Queen the drone layer
Well Kyle’s first supervised inspection took place on friday. He inspected the brewery bees headed up by the Hop Queen. This was a swarm that arrived on the day we visited the Great Yorkshire Brewery. It was clear during Kyle’s … Continue reading
The Sins of the Son visited upon the Father
As you may or may not know this weekend another swarm arrived. As you may or may not know my parents were visiting and witnessed the spectical. As you almost certainly do not know my father was intrigued by the … Continue reading
Looks who’s come to visit
I was heading into the vegetable garden and what should I see but a swarm taking up residence in the bait hive on my shed roof. I still haven’t witnessed a swarm in the air, or clustered on a branch … Continue reading
The Accidental Warré
So you know for some time I have been meaning to get around to building a Warré hive. Well as it turns the bees have grown a little impatient. Before I had bees and was playing around with the different … Continue reading
August Cottage Apiary 