ETHICAL BEE COMPANY

During another restless sleepless night as I lay there worrying about bee's all I could do was think about the steep learning curve beekeepers have to take. Not only that but the amount of mistakes they make. Bees do NOT need us, we need them. The latest research I read stated that beatles are apparently more important pollinator than bees, so that put paid to my belief that I was actually doing some good on a daily basis running an apiary. The UK is the dirty man of Europe,

My day started at 6am. The drive to Harper Adams University was awful and stressful. I eventually arrived at 8.15 am, just enough time for breakfast and registering for the Bee Convention. No workshops were available because of the demand and ‘selfishness’ of people. (So a BBKA steward told me) In only Eleven minutes several months ago all the online workshop tickets, accommodation had been sold. Is this victim of success, or poor management on behalf of the BBKA? Having look

Its likely there is activity from your hive now. Bee's will start foraging as soon as the weather is good enough. I did my hive inspections last week when it was warm. I am now ready to supply a small number of my best colonies of bee's to you. I was fortunate to have lots of honey in two of my hives so I did a honey extraction, 22 frames of honey, most of it is sold already. Check the condition of your hives, do any of them need repairing? Check if any of your colonies have

The bee's are midway through the winter now. My bee's were fed with fondant this month. Its been quite cold this winter, which makes a change. The current month however is damp and wet, which is not conducive to happy beekeeping. I continue to monitor my hives over the winter, noting number of deaths, and any activity. There have been few cleansing flights spotted so far. ( Quite normal for the low median temperatures we are experiencing, and cold days) You might now to plann