In the Apiary

Title picture showing Cleansing Flight As the harsh weather starts to pass, on any warm days the colonies will be

It came as no surprise to us all that after the warmth of last month, December deteriorated into hard frost,

Title Photo: Ready to take on the Winter This is one of those months where we will have little active

Photo: European Hornet found floating in half full watering can and unable to escape (see final photo) As we slowly

The start of the month is still exceedingly dry for the season but where we do receive a little rain

Photo: Frames Collapse and Wax Melts in the Heat As expected August is going to be a hot dry month

Photo: SBKA Members helping erect the BBKA stand at The Game Fair, Ragley Hall. As we step into July we

Title Photo: Clover in Full Flower As the warm weather starts to arrive, the main Summer nectar flow has started

Bumble on Comfrey photo by CAD As we suddenly find all our colonies are on the increase sometimes the swarm

The season has really started with a bang!  It may still still very cold at night with frosts throughout the