Students who attend the beginner’s course in February will be attending the branch apiary. For some this will be their first chance to look inside an active beehive. Come along and socialise with the group.
The weather forecast is looking very good. Whatwill be happening? 7 members who are taking their Basic Assessment will be doing some practice disease inspections as part of their preparation. Routine weekly inspections of the colonies. If we get the opportunity a demonstration and some practice on marking and clipping queens (using drones to … Continue reading "Apiary Meeting – May"
A teaching session - How to set up and manage an Observation Hive at a public event. This will include the requirement for producing a risk assessment. Routine inspections of the colonies.
Teaching session - clearing Supers, Honey extraction, Honey Processing, including testing honey with a Refractometer. Four students will be taking their Basic Assessment at the apiary during the course of the day.
Removing last of honey supers. Applying Varroa treatments Feeding colonies for the winter. Teaching session - Rendering wax out of old combs.
The weather forecasts for that day are quite varied at the moment. It may still be too cold for a first inspection – the strong colonies may have had QE + supers put on by then to provide space. The weaker one may still need attention because of their Nosema. Frames are required for the … Continue reading "Summer Meeting at the Apiary"
Weekly inspection in the Apiary* Come and get involved, get some experience, or just come for a chat and coffee! *Of course, inspections are weather dependent, if there are any changes they will be published here, and/or an email sent via the covbee group
Weekly inspection in the Apiary* Come and get involved, get some experience, or just come for a chat and coffee! *Of course, inspections are weather dependent, if there are any changes they will be published here, and/or an email sent via the covbee group
Weekly inspection in the Apiary* Come and get involved, get some experience, or just come for a chat and coffee! *Of course, inspections are weather dependent, if there are any changes they will be published here, and/or an email sent via the covbee group
Weekly inspection in the Apiary* Come and get involved, get some experience, or just come for a chat and coffee! *Of course, inspections are weather dependent, if there are any changes they will be published here, and/or an email sent via the covbee group
Weekly inspection in the Apiary* Come and get involved, get some experience, or just come for a chat and coffee! *Of course, inspections are weather dependent, if there are any changes they will be published here, and/or an email sent via the covbee group
Weekly inspection in the Apiary* Come and get involved, get some experience, or just come for a chat and coffee! *Of course, inspections are weather dependent, if there are any changes they will be published here, and/or an email sent via the covbee group Thomas Burton
