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First Colony Inspection of the Season – “Yellow 5” made it through the winter!

ian April 8, 2018

First Colony Inspection of the Season – “Yellow 5” made it through the winter! It was 12 Degree C with […]

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Bee Breeding – Why do I put Characteristics before Ancestry?

ian April 5, 2018

Bee Breeding – Why do I put Characteristics before Ancestry? I recently performed wing morphology on my colonies to see […]

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Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding Leave a Comment

Wing Morphology – How Native are my Bees?

ian March 29, 2018

Wing Morphology – How native are my bees? In the spring of last year, I decided to investigate how native […]

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Identifying the white pollen my bees are foraging

ian March 25, 2018

Identifying the white pollen my bees are foraging Went on a mission today to identify the mystery white pollen that […]

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Bees break cluster and actively foraging but more cold weather on its way

ian March 24, 2018

Bees break cluster and actively foraging but more cold weather on its way Temperature was up to 12 Degree C […]

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Foraging on Snowdrops after surviving the Beast from the East

ian March 8, 2018

Foraging on Snowdrops after Surviving the Beast from the East Great to see all colonies survived the “beast from the […]

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Perfect Storm for Winter Bees and Winter Beekeepers

ian February 26, 2018

Why is the current weather a perfect storm for the winter bees? The current cold spell is hitting the winter […]

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