Category Archives: Bee-keeping

Beehive moves successful

Posted on April 29, 2024 by james

Though it’s mostly been yet another fairly grim day weather-wise, there was sunshine earlier this morning and bees were flying, so before lunch I took the opportunity to check on the site that I’d moved the hives from yesterday. There … Continue reading →

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Roof rebuilds finished

Posted on April 29, 2024 by james

At last! I finally finished rebuilding my last roof today (for the moment, at least). Oddly the last one had an aluminium sheet roof covering rather than the more common rusty galvanised steel. This whole process has taken far longer … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 4th April 2023: Teasing bees out of a tree

Posted on April 28, 2024 by james

As the bees were starting to become active again I visited the bees that I’d attempted to protect from the worst of the Winter because the tree cavity they’d been living in had been chainsawed through when it was being … Continue reading →

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Almost there with the roof repairs

Posted on April 28, 2024 by james

On to the last one now. I assembled the sides this afternoon, but need to find something suitable from my scrap pile for the battens inside. Pleasingly for all five roofs I’ve managed to salvage the roof cover and inner … Continue reading →

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Final hive moved

Posted on April 28, 2024 by james

Nipped out to the “leak” apiary after lunch today to install a screen under the roof of the last hive I had to move and remove the supers (not necessarily in that order 😀 Then this evening I went back … Continue reading →

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First bee colony moved

Posted on April 27, 2024 by james

Last night I moved the first colony of bees from the “leak” site to home — only two miles, but I’m hoping it will be far enough. It turned out to be an easy enough job. The under-floor entrance closes … Continue reading →

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More progress with beehive roofs

Posted on April 27, 2024 by james

I can’t say that it was pleasant working outdoors, not even in the relative shelter of the workshop, today. I had to move the car mid-morning and even then it was telling me that the outside temperature was only 5°C. … Continue reading →

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Second hive roof “repair”

Posted on April 25, 2024 by james

Despite the “excitement” of the morning, I was able to get a little done in the workshop today, planing down the timber for the sides of another roof, building it and fitting the internal battens. Didn’t quite get as far … Continue reading →

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Move, bees! Move!

Posted on April 25, 2024 by james

I received a message this morning that the hives in one apiary site were in the way of the water company, who needed to get access so they could dig a large hole in an attempt to find out why … Continue reading →

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Beehive dead-out collection

Posted on April 24, 2024 by james

I collected the kit from my dead-out tree colony this afternoon. As I lifted the roof off its sides fell off. It all felt a bit Laurel and Hardy 😀 I’d used some fairly tired hive parts though as the … Continue reading →

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