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Drone Bee
- Joined
- May 7, 2013
- Messages
- 1,251
- Reaction score
- 51
- Location
- Yorkshire Wolds
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- enough (but all insured!)
So it's been, over 5 years since due to a serious road traffic accident stopped me from beekeeping due to my serious injuries, which have rendered me slightly disabled, and coping with serious chronic pain on a day to day basis.
I've kept busy extracting honey, making candles, still member of BBKA, and local associations and keeping myself informed, but the investment made over the years in beekeeping, could not keep me away so I'm back !!!
Damn the pain, that's no going away, and if things get too much I'll reach out to friends to help.
My partner, that has no interest in bees, has also offered to help as well.
So you cannot keep me away, once a beekeeper always a beekeeper.....
and last weekend on Sunday 25th April, I picked up my first two colonies from my Local Association.
Hive 13 - Queen laying in July 2019 with 9 frames of bees and 8 frames of brood in all stages on 22/4/21. Treated with ApilifeVar in August 2020 and two doses of oxalic acid vapour around Xmas/New Year.
Hive 25 - Queen laying in June 2020 with 8 frames of bees and 5frames of brood in all stages on 22/4/21. Treated with MAQS in August 2020 and two doses of oxalic acid vapour around Xmas/New Year.
Looking forward to my return and usual banter!
Andy
I've kept busy extracting honey, making candles, still member of BBKA, and local associations and keeping myself informed, but the investment made over the years in beekeeping, could not keep me away so I'm back !!!
Damn the pain, that's no going away, and if things get too much I'll reach out to friends to help.
My partner, that has no interest in bees, has also offered to help as well.
So you cannot keep me away, once a beekeeper always a beekeeper.....
and last weekend on Sunday 25th April, I picked up my first two colonies from my Local Association.
Hive 13 - Queen laying in July 2019 with 9 frames of bees and 8 frames of brood in all stages on 22/4/21. Treated with ApilifeVar in August 2020 and two doses of oxalic acid vapour around Xmas/New Year.
Hive 25 - Queen laying in June 2020 with 8 frames of bees and 5frames of brood in all stages on 22/4/21. Treated with MAQS in August 2020 and two doses of oxalic acid vapour around Xmas/New Year.
Looking forward to my return and usual banter!
Andy