Ben the BeekeeperJun 2, 20211 minA Crazy May The May that has just finished has been the strangest in my beekeeping experience so far. Going from a warm April to a cold wet May the...
Ben the BeekeeperMay 25, 20211 minSwarm CollectingMay through to July is the honey swarming season. When a colony is large enough it will reproduce by raising a new queen, with the old...
Ben the BeekeeperApr 3, 20212 minFirst Inspections of 2021Last week the temperatures hit 15 degrees so it was finally warm enough to open up the hives and have our first look inside to see how...
Ben the BeekeeperMar 21, 20212 minMarch in the ApiaryMarch is the month when beekeepers start to get excited about the new season. The temperature picks up and the bees start to become...