Tag Archives: bait hives

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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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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Memory Lane, 12th June 2022: Another couple of bait hives

Posted on February 16, 2024 by james

I set these two up in my home apiary, a little distance from the existing hives. One is a standard poly brood box. The other is a pair of poly supers with standard national brood frames inside. They have both … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 12th June 2022: First Swarm

Posted on February 16, 2024 by james

The first swarm to arrive in one of my home bait hives this year. Not from my colonies, I hasten to add 🙂 I feel quite chuffed to have seen them actually turn up at the hive and then dissappear … Continue reading →

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