Tag: national honey monitoring scheme
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Bees in Transit If you read the previous beekeeping blog you’ll know that June was especially difficult, and despite the welcomed warmer and drier weather, July had an equally deadly sting in its’ tail. I had ordered a nuc last year, for this season, and so booked a ferry for a day trip off-island to…
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Hi Honey! September has been a mixed month. The winds have increased and the sunny days are equally broken by days of rain. It has also been a mixed month for the bees and the beekeeper. September found a box of capped honey on hive one which was ready for the extractor! I wasn’t expecting…