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
Tag: bee
The swarm in the hive
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.
Facts about bees – Wild Bees
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…
Bottling Honey in France
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
Artificial Swarm – Part Two
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
