John Wilkinson
Good crop on the heather
It’s been a miserable summer but the heather seems to be coming good. Picking up the bees tomorrow and next week will be heather honey...
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John Wilkinson
Apr 7, 20231 min read
Drone layer
First inspection of the year shows irregular brood pattern with drone cells. Not good this time of year. Only shake out possible, though...
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John Wilkinson
Feb 13, 20231 min read
Are they still alive?
At the time of year it’s still very cold but the bees are starting to emerge on warm days. I always put in the varroa boards for a few...
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John Wilkinson
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Post oxalic acid varroa check
Just checking the varroa boards after oxalic acid trickling at the weekend. Quite a few mites on all boards, definitely worth the effort.
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John Wilkinson
Nov 27, 20221 min read
First session of the new beginners course
Looking forward to meeting a group of new would be beekeepers at the Border Beekeepers Association winter course. Its always great to get...
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John Wilkinson
Jul 27, 20201 min read
Bees to the heather
This week I took two hives to the heather moors at Greenlawdean. The heather is just starting to show, but there is also plenty of other...
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John Wilkinson
Feb 3, 20201 min read
Getting through the fondant
Its been a fairly mild winter so far and the bees are gobbling up the fondant. Two hives had their fondant replaced today, though bees...
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John Wilkinson
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Checking the hives after a windy couple of days
Boy its been windy over the last 24 hours. A quick run round all the bee hives to check they are all still standing with roofs on - they...
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John Wilkinson
Jan 1, 20201 min read
New Years Day
Repeated OA vaporisation on the hive with a big mite drop in December. Spent the afternoon making frames
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John Wilkinson
Dec 31, 20191 min read
End of the year
Last day of 2019. Cold day today below freezing most of the day, bees all tucked up - hopefully! Even too cold to go into the bee shed to...
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