Honey
When Nicola went to her local honey farm for her annual shopping trip, she was stunned to find out she was limited to only 2 jars of the golden nectar
When Nicola went to her local honey farm for her annual shopping trip, she was stunned to find out she was limited to only 2 jars of the golden nectar
An exceptional piece of work, relocating a bee swarm from abandoned hives, and a superb blog post by Jean Halford-Thompson describing the steps needed to catch the queen and move the swarm.
Finding fresh honey in a honeycomb is a rare occurence these days, so when Jean came across some stuck to the roof of a neighbours hive she took advantage…
25 kilos of honey making a total of 45 kilos of spring honey from four hives is a good harvest, with artificial swarms playing their part.
Read more about collecting and bottling honey from hives in France
Well, it worked! We went down to the hives earlier this week and had a quick look. Sure enough, there was a small patch of new brood in a very busy hive. We didn’t look for the queen herself as it seemed pointless…
Read more about establishing an artificial swarm of bees to develop a hive in France