Swarm alert!
10th April, and they’ve already swarmed
Read MoreA garden apiary in Whittlesford, Cambridge, UK - honey bees and their beekeeper Hilary van der Hoff.
10th April, and they’ve already swarmed
Read MoreThe queen is dead. Long live the queen!
Read MoreReturning from emptying the ash pan from our fireplace into the compost bin, I heard this almond tree buzzing energetically. It is a hotspot for foragers today. Mostly honey bees, but a queen bumblebee was on the scene too.
I planted this tree when we moved here so it must be about six years old now. It grows almonds, but I grow it for the blossom rather than the nuts. I planted an almond tree at our previous apiary too, which was also welcomed by the bees in early spring.
P.s. The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society is a great book by Chris Stewart. I hope he doesn’t mind my borrowing his title.
We’ve just had a coronation.
Read MoreThe bees are hanging out.
Read MoreFollowing my serially unsuccessful efforts at swarm control this spring, fate took pity and gave me another chance to hive a cast swarm.
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