Monthly Archives: August 2014

Now in its third third summer and in three of four  boxes we decided it was time to have a go taking a box off one of our warre hives as the top two both seemed chock full of capped … Continue reading →

Any comments on this method of housing bees please?

Could you please explain about the queen.  When is it too late in the season for her to mate?  If a colony is queenless do they always rear another one?  If you have a queenless colony at any time what … Continue reading →

Below is a pdf of an article entitled Hives for Bees that looks at bee hives from the viewpoint of the Bee.  It was originally published in the BBKA News of July 2014 and is reproduced here with permission. Hives … Continue reading →

What is the best way of moving a 5 frame nuc into a Warre should one be purchased?

A fascinating practice of keeping bees in live trees still exists in parts of Eastern Europe.  Jonathan Powell recently attended a course in Switzerland to learn how to keep bees in this manner.  It is in many ways the ultimate … Continue reading →

John Haverson will be running another of his excellent courses on bee-centred beekeeping in Hampshire in September.  Full details are in the course section, here.