This honeycomb was given to me as a gift by my aunt. It is from a local to her beekeeper N Davis, near Swindon and is handcut (therefore, no factories involved). The evidence is in the hand-applied address label and the hand-written net weight on the packet. 🙂 The honey started to flow out of …
#009 Super!
Ah, this inspection had a little surprise in store for us (yes, I have taken Jamil as my personal photographer), which I can't wait to show you. But first, a quick update on the inspection itself. During last week's inspection, I had spotted what I thought might be a trend. It seemed as though my …
#008 A Shift in Focus
These days are pretty hot and inspecting with a full suit on, knee-high boots and your hair in your face is a quite the task. Last time, I forgot my Wellington boots and had to complete the inspection with just socks over my ankle cuffs. This time, I left the boots behind on purpose because I couldn't bear …
Hallasan Honey
Only Jeju... From the volcanic earth of the island of Jeju, rise a variety of plants (tropical to subarctic) to make it green above the black rock. A popular destination amongst the South Koreans themselves, this island is famous for the Haneyo's expertly caught seafood, cactus fruit tea, black pig barbecues and of course, Mt …
Training Base #003
In this session, we had the chance to inspect several hives due to low numbers of trainees. It was a mixed experience, with ups and downs. Colony health, temper and population from one colony to the next varied so much, regardless of all being in the same apiary. There were also several colonies with either …
“Why do you do it then?”
I played Badminton for a while, once a week, with friends - nothing competitive or serious. I am significantly worse than them, a true amateur really so I didn't take seriously but it was lots of fun and a nice social activity. They then decided it was more challenging and exciting for them to go …
#007 A Healthy Colony
I was on a holiday for two weeks and so I hadn't checked on the bees for two whole weeks! However, I was confident they were not up to anything exciting (others were worried about swarming as it was warm and the flow was good) because the colony was still quite small. Nevertheless, I was …
