Oh yes! Summer has arrived and all us hayfever sufferers are er… suffering. Nevertheless, there’s plenty of positives at this time of the year (unless of course you’re Greek and have to decide whether to vote Oxi or Nai). The bees have been very active and most colonies have shown signs of thinking about swarming so we have had to put swarm prevention measures in place. This entails separating the queen from the main colony and leaving them to raise a new queen from the queen cell we left them with. Already 2 colonies have raised new queens which have successfully mated with drones and are busily laying eggs. Let’s hope the other colonies are as easy to manage as this. Last weekend also saw the arrival of 2 nucs of bees from my old mates at The Honeybee Project in Crosby. One has joined us here in Croxteth and the other has gone to our apiary at Wharncliffe Allotments in Old Swan.
Apologies to everyone who has tried to order some of our honey over the last month but as we only produce a limited amount we usually sell out by Easter. Of course the honey harvest depends on how active the bees are and this in turn is dependent on the weather, so fingers crossed for a warm July and August.
Apologies to everyone who has tried to order some of our honey over the last month but as we only produce a limited amount we usually sell out by Easter. Of course the honey harvest depends on how active the bees are and this in turn is dependent on the weather, so fingers crossed for a warm July and August.