Simple Apiary Hygiene for Hobby Beekeepers
The purpose of this blog is to show a simple approach to apiary hygiene for hobby beekeepers. This includes some […]
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Cleaning & Sterilisation for small-scale beekeepers – Part Three – Recovering Wax & Frames
Cleaning & sterilisation for small-scale beekeepers – Part three – Wax & Frame Recovery This is the last blog in […]
Cleaning & sterilisation for small-scale beekeepers – Part Two – Assessing Brood Frames
Cleaning & sterilisation for small-scale beekeepers – Part Two – Assessing Brood Frames This is the second blog in a […]
Cleaning & Sterilisation for small-scale beekeepers – Part One – Equipment
Cleaning & sterilisation for small-scale beekeepers – Part One – Equipment Although it is not the most exciting part of […]
Simple Varroa management for small-scale beekeepers
Simple Varroa management for small-scale beekeepers In this blog I would like to describe a simplified integrated pest management approach, […]
Simple Oxalic Acid trickling method for the management of Varroa
A simple Oxalic Acid trickling method for the small-scale beekeeper This blog describes a simplified method of applying oxalic acid, […]
Winter hive preparation
Winter hive preparation As autumn comes to an end, winter hive preparation takes place. Hives have been put into winter […]
Hive frame sterilisation using boiling cleaning soda solution
Hive frame sterilisation with boiling washing soda solution This blog describes a simple process for hive frame sterilisation using a […]
First supers of the season go on as colonies build up and Oil seed Rape starts to flower
First supers go on as colonies build up and Oil Seed Rape starts to flower The warm weather of last […]
Bees break cluster and actively foraging but more cold weather on its way
Bees break cluster and actively foraging but more cold weather on its way Temperature was up to 12 Degree C […]