Канал: Philip Closier

11 April 2023

11 April 2023

11 April 2023

11 April 2023

Geese on the wing

Geese on the wing

Preparing Cut Comb Honey

Preparing Cut Comb Honey

Testing Water Content in Honey

Testing Water Content in Honey

Supersedure

Supersedure

Swarm going into a box

Swarm going into a box

A rather big colony!

A rather big colony!

11 May 2021

11 May 2021

On the Oil Seed Rape

On the Oil Seed Rape

Second Inspections part 1

Second Inspections part 1

Second Inspections part 2

Second Inspections part 2

First inspection of season

First inspection of season

First inspection of season

First inspection of season

25 March 2021

25 March 2021

Notes on Swarm Collection

Notes on Swarm Collection

swarm part2

swarm part2

Waxing Super frames

Waxing Super frames

Checking and replacing food packs

Checking and replacing food packs

A touch of spring!

A touch of spring!

Making a wax food wrap

Making a wax food wrap

OA treatment at Beck Hole

OA treatment at Beck Hole

Oxalic Acid Treatment

Oxalic Acid Treatment

Friday 13th November in Apiary

Friday 13th November in Apiary

Talking to the Bees

Talking to the Bees

The greedy bees

The greedy bees

Nucs and extra food packs

Nucs and extra food packs

Apiary in October

Apiary in October

End of Season... Hefting my Hives

End of Season... Hefting my Hives

Varroa Treatment

Varroa Treatment

Bees up on the heather

Bees up on the heather

Feeding Bees Part 3

Feeding Bees Part 3

Feeding Bees Part 2

Feeding Bees Part 2

Feeding Bees Part 1

Feeding Bees Part 1

Part three newspaper merge

Part three newspaper merge

Part two newspaper merge

Part two newspaper merge

Part one newspaper merge

Part one newspaper merge

Taking a Swarm in a small tree

Taking a Swarm in a small tree

Swarm

Swarm

Final stage of introducing a queen

Final stage of introducing a queen

Strapping up a Hive

Strapping up a Hive

Queen less colony re-queening

Queen less colony re-queening

Colony re-queening queen present

Colony re-queening queen present

Testing for if colony is Queen right

Testing for if colony is Queen right

Adding a second brood box to swarm taken on the 22 May ...the swarm on the ground !

Adding a second brood box to swarm taken on the 22 May ...the swarm on the ground !

Hive Performing well

Hive Performing well

Piping Queen Part 1

Piping Queen Part 1

Queen Part 4

Queen Part 4

Piping Queen Part 3

Piping Queen Part 3

Part two of the piping queen ...

Part two of the piping queen ...

The Apiary this PM 28 May

The Apiary this PM 28 May

Queen finally is mated and is laying.

Queen finally is mated and is laying.

Hive performing well

Hive performing well

Further update on the 12 frame nuc... with a big surprise for me !

Further update on the 12 frame nuc... with a big surprise for me !

Arriving at hives

Arriving at hives

Hive on the heather moor

Hive on the heather moor

Bees

Bees

Yesterdays Swarm + one what to do with one on the ground

Yesterdays Swarm + one what to do with one on the ground

Drone Foundation

Drone Foundation

Swarm Update

Swarm Update

Rewaxing Frames

Rewaxing Frames

Honey Flow

Honey Flow

Bees

Bees

April 12th 2019 bees flying

April 12th 2019 bees flying

17 February 2019

17 February 2019

17 February 2019

17 February 2019

October in Apiary

October in Apiary

Apiary in October

Apiary in October

Early autumn bees

Early autumn bees

Queen cells

Queen cells

Queen on crown board

Queen on crown board

Home made wax steamer

Home made wax steamer

Lyson wax steamer

Lyson wax steamer

Hydropress

Hydropress

Heather honey

Heather honey

Bees on OSR

Bees on OSR

My Apiary 4 March 2017

My Apiary 4 March 2017

Heather honey pressing

Heather honey pressing

Swarm of bees being collected

Swarm of bees being collected

Bees

Bees

Bees in March

Bees in March

Bees on Heather 2

Bees on Heather 2

Bees on heather

Bees on heather

Bees

Bees

Hives on the heather

Hives on the heather

Home Aipiary

Home Aipiary

Nuc hive

Nuc hive

Busy Hive

Busy Hive

Bees in chimney

Bees in chimney

Bees on OSR

Bees on OSR

River Wharfe near Ilkley

River Wharfe near Ilkley

Live Varrora mite

Live Varrora mite

Bees

Bees

Bees

Bees

Bees

Bees

Bees

Bees

Cauklands Apiary

Cauklands Apiary

High Meadow

High Meadow

Cauklands Apiary 2

Cauklands Apiary 2

My bees flying I the sun

My bees flying I the sun

Bees

Bees

Malton White Star Band

Malton White Star Band

Under my desk!!

Under my desk!!

Bede in the garden 9 weeks old

Bede in the garden 9 weeks old

One week on!

One week on!

Bede and Pip in the garden with Pauline

Bede and Pip in the garden with Pauline

Oct 11, 2013

Oct 11, 2013