Apiary Diary

Diary

Oct 223 min read

Apiary Diary—Autumn 2024

A busy year – Talking about bees New apiaries: Hogacre Common & University College A busy year Much has happened this year, and we...

Jul 19, 20223 min read

Apiary Diary—Midsummer 2022

Earlier in the year – Swarm activity – Community engagement and Blenheim Palace Developments earlier in the year It was a difficult...

Nov 7, 20214 min read

Apiary Diary - September 2021

September activities – Beautiful beeswax – Beeswax in the hive – Uses for beeswax – Beeswax vs. soy and paraffin – Processing beeswax –...

Oct 14, 20214 min read

Apiary Diary - August 2021

August activities – Top bar hives explained: Hive construction - Colony organisation – Hive management - Honey extraction – Finding out...

Aug 6, 20215 min read

Apiary Diary - July 2021

The season’s first honey – How bees make honey – Honey varieties – How we harvest our honey naturally - Keeping it local – A ban on...

Jul 8, 20214 min read

Apiary Diary - June 2021

Managing new split colonies - June swarm collections - An unusual bee rescue - Callouts and conversions - Bee identification - Verge...

May 31, 20213 min read

Apiary Diary - May 2021

Spring slow to arrive - ‘No Mow May’ campaign Time to divide hives - The season’s first swarm collection Spring slow to arrive After a...

May 18, 20213 min read

Apiary Diary - April 2021

The apiary in April - strange weather, and preparing for the swarm season

Mar 31, 20212 min read

Apiary Diary - March 2021

Surviving winter floods and ‘robbing’ - New Top Bar Hive - Hive observations Surviving winter floods and ‘robbing’ Happily, all the...