Smith Honey
The Smith bees have produced a magnificent crop of honey.
Read MoreA garden apiary in Whittlesford, Cambridge, UK - honey bees and their beekeeper Hilary van der Hoff.
The Smith bees have produced a magnificent crop of honey.
Read MoreI treated the colony with Apiguard, to kill varroa. This involves placing an eke (spacer) above the brood box to make room for the tray of Apiguard, then I put the crown board and roof on top. When it was time to remove these, I found the bees had filled the eke and some of the roof space with honeycomb.
So I had a first go at melting and filtering beeswax.