Tag: varroa
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#018 Lose Some, Save some
No, the situation has not improved since I have last posted an update. Yesterday’s mini inspection showed the same symptoms: Four bees seen with deformed wings; the varroa count on the board was 210 (over two days!); one wasp spotted (pathetically) trying to enter the hive and; the weight of the hive seemed O-K. […]
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#016 Autumn Inspections
10th of September 2018. That is the date of the last update that I have shared with you on my beehive. Four inspections have passed in between, but they were only mini ones. The inspections from now on, only really involve a varroa mite drop count on the board, hefting and observing the activity at […]
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#014 A New Front Door
Bees in nature select their homes based on a few criteria, one of which is the size of the cavity they will occupy and its entrance size. When beekeepers tend to bees, the entrance of the manufactured beehive is often quite large, which is suitable when the colony has a fantastically large population; circa 60,000 bees. […]
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#013 All my Single Ladies – Independent!
Arriving at the hive, I was originally worried that I might find a colony starved of all it’s honey, especially if more robbing went on during the week that passed. But, oh no! Not these ladies! I cannot express my pride in my (sweet) small colony being able to ward off the bullies time and […]
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Training Base #001
This training took place on the 6th of June 2018. After completing the training, all members of the Association are welcome to join in the training sessions at the apiary. These are designed to give new beekeepers the chance to gain more experience by interacting with additional colonies, other than just their own. I am […]
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