I’ve sadly lost both my colonies over winter, despite my best efforts and usual practices. Time to evaluate, dust myself off and rebuild.
Related Episodes
Episode 15: Hefting, entrance clearing and perfecting creamed honey.
I visited the bees before `Christmas to check on food, monitor the entrances and waffle about my new creamed/soft set honey.
Episode 14: Storm Darragh check in.
Stopped off at the apiary to check the bees hadn’t been blown over in the high winds.
Episode 13: Winter check in, hefting and creaming honey.
A rainy check in from the apiary. Checking for stores, clearing the entrance and some talk on creaming honey.