Unfortunately, the past 3 weeks of beekeeping have not been trouble free and I have lost Laura, my queen. The fault is all mine and stems from my decision to purchase a Langstroth hive rather than the more common hive for amateur beekeepers, the Modified National Hive. Without being too technical, after a week I [...]
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Have you heard the buzz? We now have our own hive of bees. With the kind assistance of Laura, one of my instructors from Preston Beekeepers, our first colony of bees arrived this morning. They are now settling into their new home. Unfortunately, after all the splendid weather we have had for the past few [...]
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It has been a “buzzy” week. On Tuesday I started building my hive and last night I completed my ten week “Introduction to Beekeeping” course. I have found it quite time consuming to build the hive but also therapeutic. I have 40 wax frames to build and it is quite satisfying and restful to disengage [...]
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