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Bentham Bees: February 2010
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The development of a new apiary on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Sunday, 28 February 2010. After much thought and research, I decided to spend extra time on the top bars in an attempt to discourage the bees from building each comb on more than one bar. This is necessary to allow the bars to be raised for inspecting. View of the Underside of a Top Bar. The groove along the centre of the bar will be filled with bee wax. The bees should. Links to this post. Thursday, 4 February 2010. Looking like a hive!
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Bentham Bees: Busy Bees Working Ivy
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The development of a new apiary on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Friday, 18 October 2013. Busy Bees Working Ivy. The bees on the roof of our garden wood store a. Re the cast swarm that was slow to start expanding and the cause of some concern. Some feeding with 1:1 syrup during late July and early August encouraged comb building. They've gone from three combs to ten! The queen has been busy laying and the colony is looking strong enough to survive the winter. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscr...
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Bentham Bees: Natural Beekeeping - Does It Really Exist?
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The development of a new apiary on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Natural Beekeeping - Does It Really Exist? I've been thinking about a recent thread on the Natural Beekeeping Network Forum. About how natural "natural beekeeping" should be. The pure aim of natural beekeeping is to allow the bees to make their own decisions without interference or support from the beekeeper. The first interference has to be when we take the bees and expect them to live in a box! I believe that Dave's Bees. Lancashire / ...
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Bentham Bees: Natural Beekeeping meeting
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The development of a new apiary on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Sunday, 27 January 2013. A chance to meet with like-minded people for a chat. The main topic will be "Hands-off beekeeping – when does it become irresponsible? Meeting will be held near the Lancashire / North Yorkshire border (15 miles east from M6 junction 34) on Saturday 2nd February 2013 at 2.00 pm. If you are interested in coming please use the "Contact Me" button to the left and I will e-mail further info and directions.
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Bentham Bees: December 2010
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The development of a new apiary on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Thursday, 23 December 2010. Winter - Trying my patience! The bees seem to cope with the cold better than I do! We've had about a month of below zero (C) temperatures now, which is unusual for England! Snow has caused disruption to rail and road travel, but I've still been able to get to work (an hour by road) :-(. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Bee Books I've Enjoyed. More about my life. View my complete profile. Friends...
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Bentham Bees: May 2010
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The development of a new apiary on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Sunday, 23 May 2010. At last the hive and bait hive are positioned and waiting for bees. Both are baited with lemon-grass oil and a pheromone phial. I fear I am now a hive building addict; I've decided to build another hive in case I am lucky enough to get a swarm in the bait hive AND in the main hive. I always was an optimist! There was a little bit of interest shown in the bait hive yesterday, so who knows! Links to this post. Content ...
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Bentham Bees: January 2011
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The development of a new apiary on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Saturday, 29 January 2011. A search through Google turned up aluminium sheet. That have been recycled form the printing industry at Fragile Planet. I have bought from them before and like their ethical stance with using recy. Cled packaging when they send out purchases. These. Are approximately 660 x 570 mm and have some print, possibly on both sides, according to the site, but I ordered 10 and they are all clean on one side. Create your...
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Bentham Bees: Bee Books I've Enjoyed
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The development of a new apiary on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Bee Books I've Enjoyed. I do NOT take any commission from Amazon and I'm sure many of these books are available from other sources! The Buzz About Bees. Meditation and the Art of Beekeeping. Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture. A Sting in the Tale. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Bee Books I've Enjoyed. More about my life. Natural Beekeeping - Does It Really Exist? Lancashire / North Yorkshire border, United Kingdom.
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Bentham Bees: May 2011
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The development of a new apiary on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Friday, 13 May 2011. The colony has been building up very well and I've struggled to keep up with them! On Friday afternoon, I took advantage of a break in the weather to go through the hive. There were still plenty of bees, brood and stores. As the hive was still so full I was concerned about cast swarms, especially as there were around a dozen capped queen cells visible! The Three Foot Hive. I'm using a selection of top-bar designs in ...
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Bentham Bees: Action!
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The development of a new apiary on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Thursday, 31 January 2013. A simple action to help get neonicotinoids removed from UK store shelves. The same text could be used in any other country of course, but you'll need to find your store contact details. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Bee Books I've Enjoyed. More about my life. Natural Beekeeping - Does It Really Exist? Lancashire / North Yorkshire border, United Kingdom. View my complete profile. Friends of the Bees.
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