I hope you are all keeping safe and well.. Well, the bee's are out and about, plenty of pollen being brought in, this shows that the Queen is laying. The box...

For honeybees to make wax they have to raise the temperature in the hive from 33 to 36°C (91 to 97°F). They would need to consume eight pounds of honey to pr...

Woodpecker guards made for the extra colonies.

The Honeybees are out today collecting pollen and nectar from Box (Buxus sempervirens). There are various colours of pollen they are bringing in today, yellow...

I have painted my nest box and it is now ready to be placed outside hoping to encourage a queen bumblebee to use it. I will update you in how it is going.

February 14th and what a lovely day. The birds were singing and the bees buzzing. The bees even found some pollen to bring in.

During these winter months you need to keep a check on the hives, not only for damage caused by high winds, falling branches and woodpecker damage. But also ...

There are many winter jobs for a Beekeeper, but one of them is cleaning the wax you have collected through the year. There are many ways to do this if you se...

Once you have taken the varroa treatment off the hives, now is the time to feed your bees, with some varroa treatments you cannot feed while this is on the h...

Many parts of Britain have had very little rain and in this part of Oxfordshire we have not had any. There is very little flowering for the bees and the quee...

If you are a beekeeper you need to be aware that the oil seed rape will be sprayed with insecticides when it is in full flower. Hopefully you would have made...

Well, the weather has change, so for the past two days I took advantage of the very warm sunshine. Queens are laying, 2 to 4 frames of brood and eggs. Pollen...

If you can get out to your hives in the snow, check the entrance to the hive is clear of snow. If your hives are on solid floors, removing snow from the entr...

The first bumblebee queens will emerge from hibernation in spring, some as early as February or March. Only the fattest queens survive, they have been hibern...

During autumn/winter you should protect your hives against woodpeckers. As you can see from this picture a woodpecker has put a few holes in this super, eate...

Keep an eye on:- The weight of your hives by hefting, lift gently from behind. If your hives are light feed with fondant not with water & sugar. Fondant will...