Budding Cottage

There is an option to buy 3 hives from a beekeeper who has developed an allergic reaction to bee stings.  Currently I have said yes, on the basis that we can put them in my neighbour’s orchard.  Is this a good idea??? Maybe, maybe not.  We shall see. Pros – additional hives, isolated from my […]

After the addition of a new swarm I have been working on the apiary to plant bee friendly plants and to ensure a water source is nearby.  Whilst watching the 3 hives however, hive B looks very quiet in comparison.  I took a peek under the crown board on 4 June to see how things […]

On 1 June my neighbour wandered over and asked if I was interested in a swarm of bees that was in his orchard.  An immediately dive to the bee suit, box and sheet and I was off. There used to be a beekeeper who kept bees in John’s orchard, but over the winter his bees […]