Category Archives: Bee-keeping

Time to move home

Posted on April 18, 2024 by james

Well, not “move” so much perhaps, as to get a new one. It was a very pleasant morning this morning when the wind wasn’t blowing, so I decided to swap three colonies of bees from the boxes they were in … Continue reading →

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More beehive repairs

Posted on April 17, 2024 by james

I’m not entirely sure where the time went today, but a fair bit of it was spent working on more beehive parts. I filled a few dents in some poly brood boxes and repainted them (and in a poly roof), … Continue reading →

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A bit of sorting out in the apiary

Posted on April 15, 2024 by james

Despite the high winds and horizontal rain showers I decided that today would be a good day to sort through kit in the apiary and work out if there was anything more I needed as I got around my apiaries … Continue reading →

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Not sure I can repair these two…

Posted on April 11, 2024 by james

My last two wooden brood boxes that I’d put aside to repair — for the last few years they’ve been home to a colony that swarmed into them when they were stacked up full of frames that I was intending … Continue reading →

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Beehive repair thoughts

Posted on April 10, 2024 by james

I have some old boxes that were either made the wrong size (depth) or have shrunk over the many years they’ve been out in the open. Some of them I’ve extended back to the intended size with pieces of timber … Continue reading →

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A bit of progress with hive repairs

Posted on April 9, 2024 by james

“Other stuff” seems to have taken up much time today, but I did at least get a little bit of progress made on repairing hives. First I put some danish oil on the rims I added to floors a few … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 15th November 2022: A new beekeeping tool

Posted on April 8, 2024 by james

Given all the under-floor entrances I have made, there is now a possible need for a tool to clear the entrance slot of rubbish in case it gets blocked up, so today I had a swift visit to the workshop … Continue reading →

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A few beehive repairs

Posted on April 2, 2024 by james

Last Spring I ended up doing far more beehive repairs than I ever thought I would need to, so there’s actually very little to fix for this season. The most important item is to add a rim to a couple … Continue reading →

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More plywood than I know what to do with

Posted on March 27, 2024 by james

A local business generates a fair bit of scrap birch ply, mostly 5.5mm, but some larger sizes too. I’ve been exchanging small amounts of cash for their offcut sheets (which are often just under 4′ or 1220mm square and therefore … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 20th October 2022: Beekeeper to the rescue

Posted on March 23, 2024 by james

I received a phone call from the owner of the farm where I keep some hives. The council have been cutting back some trees between his hedge line and the road. In particular, this oak which I think was partly … Continue reading →

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