Hello from Cumbria

[Emma K]

Hi,

Now retired I am finally in a position to keep bees.

A friend gave me a nucleus which was moved into a National last week.

Fingers crossed So far they seem to be doing ok and are very calm.

 

[colinc]

Welcome to the forum, and good luck.


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[Flyinstructor]

Hi Emma
Welcome to the forum. I'm guessing your friend is also assisting in the learning process which is the best way, otherwise I recommend joining your local beekeeping association. Are you feeding your new colony? Autumn and Winter can come early in Cumbri (so I'm told) and they have a lot of work to do fill out the extra space in a national and put away enough stores. Best wishes to you and the bees.
Mark

 

[Emma K]

Hi Emma
Welcome to the forum. I'm guessing your friend is also assisting in the learning process which is the best way, otherwise I recommend joining your local beekeeping association. Are you feeding your new colony? Autumn and Winter can come early in Cumbri (so I'm told) and they have a lot of work to do fill out the extra space in a national and put away enough stores. Best wishes to you and the bees.
Mark

Thank you both for the welcome.

Yes, my friend is assisting me and I joined the local beekeepers association nearly three months ago. (I didn't know he kept bees until then as I met him nearly a year ago through another club!)

It tends to be mild and wet all year round here and this summer has been pretty dismal so far... so I am feeding.

We have a lot of himalayan balsalm here and when we moved the colony into the national I noted a lot of sealed brood cells and several cells being filled with pollen so remain hopeful.

 

[Millet]

My hives are on the Northumberland coast where the weather can also be dismal at times however they do fine once established and the only time i feed is at the back end of August, or earlier as i have had to do this year with a six frame nuc with a new Queen that was getting robbed.
Anyway welcome and enjoy.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Welcome Emma
Where in Cumbria? I used to live near Kendal. I was never lucky enough to have HB as all the offcomers morphed into Balsam Bashers as soon as they got a whiff of the countryside

 

[Beefriendly]

I suspect there is a big market for local honey in the Lakes. Was in Keswick a few weeks ago, all the delis stocked was honey from near Carlisle and Scottish heather honey...Proper Lake district honey should be a real winner and help pay for all the expensive equipment you don't yet realise you will need
Enjoy.

 

[Emma K]

Hi ericA,

I am on the Solway coast near Port Carlisle.

Thanks Beefriendly,

I am near a peat bog so more HB and heather than Lake District honey!

KR, Em