In the Apiary

In the early part of the month we had a few hard frosts where I emptied my ‘Bee Shed’ of

The cold spell didn’t last long and as we move into January it is unseasonably dry and warm at 12o

At last those weather systems of winter have arrived to settle colonies down into their cluster to combat the cold

At the present time this November is rather dry and warm with the expected frosts clearly not going to arrive

After a very dry September we can expect much of the same in October with balmy temperatures and little rain

As we move towards the Autumn with the nights drawing in and temperatures starting to drop, this is an important

August is that oh-so-important month as you prepare the Bees for the long winter, when there will be no nectar

As the heat of June continues into July one of the considerations we need to be aware of is to

As we move into the month of June the ‘gap’ in the Nectar Flow will cause the colonies to have

As we move into May hopefully the weather will improve and those of you with decent colonies will need to