by marketing | Mar 29, 2024 | Apiary
Like the rest of the garden, the apiary is coming to life after winter. It has been warm enough during the day that the bees are no longer huddled in a cluster and instead are out foraging for pollen. The valuable early sources of pollen are giving way to the...
by marketing | Oct 20, 2023 | Apiary
Reflections from the Apiary It’s October and the end of the beekeeping year. The days are shortening, the wind picking up and, as far as the bees are concerned, the hatches have been battened down. The queen is curtailing her laying and the worker bees have...
by marketing | Jun 14, 2023 | Apiary, Gardens
A Swarm in June is worth a Silver Spoon It’s swarm season which (apart from the sticky mess of extracting honey) is what beekeepers live for. It’s so much fun! Colony numbers have expanded rapidly since April so that the foraging force will be at its peak by the time...
by marketing | Jun 5, 2023 | Apiary, Gardens
Apiary Visit This weekend the Apiary Team hosted a visit for Dunblane and Stirling Beekeepers’ Association members. The association has been instrumental in helping to get the Bannockburn House Apiary set up. All Apiary Team members attend the Winter beginners’...
by marketing | Jun 13, 2022 | Apiary
It’s been a month of Queen cells at the apiary. There are three types: swarm cells, supersedure cells and emergency queen cells. Swarm cells occur when the colony becomes congested – the old queen and about 60% of the colony form a swarm and relocate in a...
