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1/5 Honey checks
After a wet and cold summer, we've been keen to see if the recent warm dry spell has helped with honey production
The bees have not been able to get out much so anything they have made through the summer, they have been eating themselves on poor weather days
After a wet and cold summer, we've been keen to see if the recent warm dry spell has helped with honey production
The bees have not been able to get out much so anything they have made through the summer, they have been eating themselves on poor weather days
2/5 The good weather has meant they have started to gather nectar, bring it back to the hive and with the help of worker bees, turn it into honey
This is deposited into the wax comb cell, which is in a wooden frame that sits in the super (above the main hive brood box)
This is deposited into the wax comb cell, which is in a wooden frame that sits in the super (above the main hive brood box)
3/5 During the nectar gathering process, they pick up lots of pollen on their travels
Different plants have different coloured pollen
One of our favourite jobs is to try and work out what plants our bees have been working from the kaleidoscope of colours that come back in
Different plants have different coloured pollen
One of our favourite jobs is to try and work out what plants our bees have been working from the kaleidoscope of colours that come back in
4/5 When the honey is dried and nice and sticky, the bees cap the honey with wax
This protects the honey for storage and only then is it ready for us to harvest
We don't take much honey every year, making sure to leave the majority for the bees who need it over winter
This protects the honey for storage and only then is it ready for us to harvest
We don't take much honey every year, making sure to leave the majority for the bees who need it over winter
5/5 Working with bees requires time and patience
We try to disturb them as little as possible throughout the year
But we are seeing how important their work is as pollinators
And the honey is as pure and sweet as liquid gold
We love our adventures in beekeeping!
We try to disturb them as little as possible throughout the year
But we are seeing how important their work is as pollinators
And the honey is as pure and sweet as liquid gold
We love our adventures in beekeeping!
