I've just come in from visiting the apiary. It's buzzing. 3 colonies are bringing in pollen - most likely from the crocus, aconites and snowdrops all of which have emerged undamaged from the heavy snowfall of last week.
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| Bees on the Winter Aconites. 9C today. |
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| This lovely Weeping Cypress is named Gandalf. Our favourite among all our trees. |
Hello Queenbee. Lovely to see you are back and posting your blog!
ReplyDeleteIt is great to get a bee-fix
I had the disaster of losing my bees through the winter - I am putting it down to varroosis (although mite drop was low in the summer) as they were strong, queen-right with lots of brood late summer but by Xmas I think they were gone - No sign of nosema or starvation. Other beekeepers locally here have had huge infestations and losses too.
So it is great to tune in and "join in your beekeeping" until I can get more bees - roll on the summer
Hi Jane, Very sad to hear of problems with Allendale Bees. Thanks for replying to my Blog - it's good to know someone reads it.
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