We are approaching the shortest day so it is the time of year I apply my varroa treatment in the form of oxalic acid using the trickle method. For safety reasons I prefer this method […]

We are at the end of September and feeding should be well under way or finished by now. Last week the weather was summerlike and it was possible to inspect colonies to assess them and […]

There will be a Zoom session on Tuesday evening, 23rd August at 7.30 pm, to chat over these notes or any other questions you may have. An invitation for the event will be sent out nearer […]

We are approaching mid-July which is the time when wasps tend to make their appearance around our colonies. Being prepared is better than trying to stop wasps once they have targeted a hive. It is […]

Each spring we have a weather issue to contend with. Two years ago we had record amounts of spring sunshine, last year there were air frosts on most nights during April. This year was one […]

Some colonies have built up strongly and need plenty of super space if only to accommodate the bees! In spring I leave a super over the crown board as a precaution. It is amazing how […]

For the first inspection of the season my main priority is to find the queen, clip and mark her. When bees are producing queen cells it is normally easy to find a marked queen. Carrying […]