Budding Cottage

Well, I knew that a lot could happen in a week, but was taken aback by activity in Hive A and Hive C this week. Hive C As ever, being little gannets, the food had gone.  The surprise was that the bees have built wild comb linking the eke for the apiguard with the crown […]

As if all the bees we had were not enough…. I have finally located the source of bee noise that I always heard around the back of the house.  It is not bees working local vegetation…it appears to be a nest of bees in the chimney cavity who have gained access about 12 ft up […]

Introducing two new hives from Lulsley, Worcestershire; and one optimistic Padgen maneouvre: Well, with the chance to gain additional hives with colonies, and help out a fellow beekeeper, I decided to buy from a keeper in Worcestershire. Night moves We turned up, Mr C, Mum, Dad and me, at 8pm with rope, ratchet straps, gaffer […]

The more I learn, the more I read, the more I think…the more I have questions and moments of indecision. When  I first started I was happy to peek into a hive and pull it apart frame by frame, having a good nose about.  Now I am stalled by questions, questions, questions. This week I […]