Author: SBKA Admin2

Photo: Burning Old Equipment As the wet of Autumn turns into the bitter cold of late November, time to get

Title photo: Last of the Borage As the cold and wet of Autumn creeps in, our colonies will be out

As we move into those quieter months for the “active” Beekeeper it is all about preparation for the Autumn-Winter months

Title Photo: Himalayan Balsam I’m afraid August was not a good month for many of our colonies as the expected

Title image by CAD: Beautiful Red Admiral Butterfly on Buddleia (aka the Butterfly Bush) As expected most of July has

Title Photo: Bumble Bee on Blackberry Flower As we travel into the heat of June our colonies still continue to 

Photo: Too late, they swarmed – but Queen Cells to use. As we move away from a very wet month

Title Photo: Crowded Front Door – time to take out the Mouse Guard I’m not sure who is more confused

The month has turned out to be unseasonably  cold and wet and once again our colonies have had little opportunity 

Photo: Beautiful flowers but no insects working them. Well not a month with much activity outside the hives, as it