Author Archives: Ahipara

  No prizes for guessing. I have some concrete slabs to lay in front of my hives – saves getting stung when strimming the grass. Putting the first down on the ground and WHAM! sting to the ankle –  bees … Continue reading →

   As I now work from home in my alternate reality as Finance Manager for 101010 Digital I needed an office – can’t pack family of 5 humans and 4 dogs into 3 bedroom house and have room for an … Continue reading →

  Here is the family Queen Bee – Lottie, she arrived with her family ( My next generation humans!) Lottie is a Llhasa Apso / Yorkie cross, sweet lovely and ferocious to intruders!       My Lovely drone arrived … Continue reading →

So have now spent one whole year in Newark! I brought up all my girls from London in Nov 10 – and all through came through both  the move and the winter in excellent condition.     I bought the … Continue reading →

What a season it has been so far!  My team – The BeesKnees – are doing very well. At the rear are our lovely Drones Ian and Geoff – both gentlemen in the true sense of the word – ever … Continue reading →

Here are a sequence of photo’s showing John Hamer and Michael repopluating the observation Hive:    John, after opening the room of the hive, begins to lift out the top bars.   The swarm boxes were left in the hive … Continue reading →

I couln’t resist the white sheet march method and I wanted to see which Queen was leaving home. Ultimately it was GH1′s original – left a brood frame in her hive when doing the split which had eggs and uncapped … Continue reading →

I am beginning to think I didn’t make the enclosure big enough! This artificial swarming business…. thank goodness the flow is on and the girls have something else to occupy their time! The far hive was created from RH1 which … Continue reading →

Well now………. Spring has arrived in Camden and with it a new enclosure for the HC Bee Project on the roof. My girls in RH1 have been out and about  – my mad panic to keep them alive and healthy … Continue reading →