Recent content by gmt186

They are still foraging, heather is in full bloom here just now. When would you expect most of the drones to die off? Thanks G

The bees are next to my work, i'll go up early and grab them around 5. Cheers G

Thanks, I've got around 10kg of honey from the 2 hives. I'm happy enough with that for a first attempt but would like to increase it next year. Cheers G

Thanks, I saw a video on Youtube that recommended it. I'll take them away tomorrow. Should I try and build the hives up to 2 brood boxes next year? Thanks G

Went to my hives today to remove supers for honey extraction. Got 1 full super from each hive. Both hives were still very busy. After extracting the honey I put the supers outside the hive for the bees to tidy up. Whilst in the hives I noticed the brood box on each were very full and comb...

All thanks for your reply, im in the Outer Hebrides Scotland. One hive has 20,000 bees and the other has 5,000. They are national hives. I've bought a few books but is there any diaries aailable that give you rough guide on what to do each month. No one else locally with bees. Cheers

Thanks, I'll have a look at them tommorow.

Should I take one off then?

Hi all, got my first 2 hives yesterday. I got home today and added 2 supers to the top of the hives with queen excluder separating them from the brood boxes. On top of this I placed the cover with a feeder to let the bees get a head start as flowering plants are kind of slow here. I've looked...