Monthly Archives: May, 2010
We Have A New Queen Coming!
Send article as PDF It was been checking time again yesterday and of the three queen cups I found last week, one has a grub in it.
Just How Busy Can a Bee Get?
Send article as PDF On Saturday I went to check on the girls again. In the seven days since my last check, they’ve been busy. How busy?
Ted Hooper – RIP.
Send article as PDF Ted Hooper has died at the age of 91. He was most famous for the Bee Keeping book Guide To Bees And Honey. Some links to Ted: Wikipedia British Bee Keeping Association – Obituary. Times Online – Obituary.
We Have A Queen – And She’s Red!
Send article as PDF On Saturday, Peter came over because we (Alison and I) thought we had noticed a few queen cells in the hive. Drastic action could have been required if this was the case with an artificial swarm being uppermost on the list.