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If you started beekeeping this year, you'll probably still be acutely aware of how much the essential equipment and accessories cost.
Of course,...
It's as if a switch has been flicked.
A month ago I was sweating profusely while heaving the weighty supers from the hives, stacking them in the shed, and subsequently extracting bucket after bucket (after bucket 😄) of sparkling, golden honey.
In between times, I was replacing the pilfered stores with heavy blocks of
Regular readers, and those who have taken the time to rummage through the archives, will know I'm a big fan of using fondant for all my autumn and winter feeding. It's something I've been doing for over 15 years, and — except for feeding of colonies when queen rearing or mating {{1}} — it's the only way I feed sugar to my bees at any time of the yea...
Did the miticide treatment work?
A simple enough question, but not one that's straightforward to answer.
What is meant by work?
Does it mean 'kill mites', or does it mean 'prevent the overwinter loss of the colony'?
The latter involves the former, but the former does not guarantee the latter.
How can something work, but no...“This is the way the season ends, not with a bang but a whimper”, with apologies to T.S. Eliot {{1}}.
A few weeks ago I felt I was struggling to keep up, now I'm looking for things to do.
Well … almost 😉.
Beekeeping is a seasonal activity. In my part of the world, I'm busy from early April until late August.
In some seasons things start early...