sbkaadmin, Author at Stratford and District Beekeepers Association

The Apiary in May

As we move into May, the nectar flow should have started as the Oilseed Rape and trees are in full

11th April 2017 sbkaadmin

April brings you the start of the active Beekeeping season and it is always a pleasure on a warm afternoon

7th March 2017 sbkaadmin

March is a key month for the colonies. The Queens should start to increase their laying capacity to increase the

It is an unfortunate fact that we will examine our Colonies in the next few weeks and find those that

8th February 2017 sbkaadmin

The next two months are difficult ones for the Bees as this is when most colonies will die out as

The latest addition to my Apiary Kit box is this Magnifying glass which has small LED lights to illuminate the

Happy New Year! It is that time of year when very little can be seen to be happening around the

As the cold and frosts of winter start to creep in the colonies will form their clusters in the hive

As the cold of November arrives the bees will hunker down in a cluster hopefully with plenty of pollen and

During October the chill of the Autumn nights mean it is now too late to be feeding syrup to the