Hello

[a-way-with-the-faeries]

hi im Shona and im just starting my 2nd year as a beek and have 4 hives im on the north east coast of Scotland near Montrose.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Welcome. There are quite a few Scottish folk here. You should feel at home fairly quickly.
Tell us a bit about your bees. Hope you’ve had a good season.

 

[enrico]

Welcome, go to the blogs page and put Enrico in the filters. It will pull up my tips aimed at second year beekeepers

 

[BeeAdmin]

Welcome, Shona. How's beekeeping?

 

[a-way-with-the-faeries]

Hi its a steep learning experience, thank you.

 

[a-way-with-the-faeries]

Hi its a steep learning experience, thank you. I got my first colony in august 2021 and all was well, in may i made a split which seemed to address the overcrowding or so i thought, the original hive swarmed 2 weeks later i managed to catch it in a nearby elder bush and hived it successfully, only for the same original hive to caste swarm again a few days later I put them in a nuc and bought a new queen . They are all building up nicely and seem very strong apart for the original hive which is as i discovered this week , apparently hopelessly queenless and with workers laying drones . Hey ho !!! It wouldnt be interesting if it was easy.

 

[Murox]

 

[madasafish]

My mother in law lived in Montrose.

Happy days on the beach. Lovely country.
Envy

 

[a-way-with-the-faeries]

My mother in law lived in Montrose.

Happy days on the beach. Lovely country.
Envy

Thank you madasafish yes it is a beautiful country the beach is bonny but we prefer lunan bay beach

 

[madasafish]

Thank you madasafish yes it is a beautiful country the beach is bonny but we prefer lunan bay beach

I recall Lunan Bay.. beautifully wind swept

 

[a-way-with-the-faeries]

I recall Lunan Bay.. beautifully wind swept

Yes its a stunning beach