In the Apiary

  In a normal March the colonies will have been out collecting pollen from the early spring flowers like the

As the days start to lengthen,  those colonies that have come through the winter well with sufficient ‘workers’ will be

As we move into a new year, not a lot will have changed within the hive as the cold and

As we reach the end of the year the Colonies will be well settled down for the winter, clustering together

As the dark nights draw in our Colonies will start to settle down in their clusters keeping the cold at

As we move into the month of October and the nights start to draw in, the Colonies will be working

As we start to see and feel the onset of Autumn with the days shortening and the chill winds creeping

August is the month when the fruits of our labour, or I should say the Colonies we manage, can be

As we reach what is normally the peak ‘Nectar Flow’ of the season, we can all hope that the management

  As we move from the cold wet end of last month we are into the territory of what is