Dear Members,
Beekeeping, a bit like Covid 19, can be hard to pin down. Trying to work out what the right steps are to take in a given situation, making mistakes, and feeling confused when things don’t go to plan seem to be par for the course in both situations.
Dear Members,
In beekeeping circles June is often referred to as the ’June Gap’. The gap referred to relates to the relative absence of forage at this time of the year as the Spring blossom and tree nectar and pollen has largely come to an end.
Dear Members,
In eleven years of beekeeping I have never been able to melt wax in my solar extractor in April! Frames from my shook swarms have yielded a good stash of wax. Hasn’t the weather been amazing? Good news for us and our bees during this otherwise time of bad news.
Dear Members,
I hope that with Covid 19 forcing many of you to work from home that you were able to take advantage of the brief interlude of warm weather towards the end of March to take a quick look at your bees to see how they have overwintered.
Dear Members,
March is traditionally the start of the active beekeeper season, The early blossom is out. The roads are lined with Blackthorn in full bloom and other members of the Prunus family are decorating gardens and streets with their delicate blossom.
