Episode 267: Wasps, Wasps, Wasps!
In this week's Podcast: As we draw towards the end of the Summer flow it's obvious that the wasps have had a good Summer too. They seem to have suddenly appeared and in large numbers around one or two...
20 Aug 202317min
Episode 266: Summer Forage Shutdown
In this week's Podcast: It's been an interesting week, more sunshine and Showers, the nectar on the borage keeps flowing in but locally we're close to the Summer nectar flow shutting down, the tap is ...
13 Aug 202317min
Episode 265: Formic Pro Urgent Treatment
In this week's Podcast: During our last series of inspections I discovered a couple of colonies with higher varroa levels than I would have wished. We're going to try out a couple of techniques to hel...
6 Aug 202318min
Episode 264: Long Hours of Work
In this week's Podcast: It's been a long, hard, working week. Some overnight sessions preparing colonies for the move to the borage and getting them there safely. But there's no complaints, the borage...
30 Jul 202317min
Episode 263: Uniting Colonies
In this week's Podcast: As we prepare to move colonies to the Summer Borage pollination some final checks reveal a couple of hopelessly queenless colonies. Uniting these colonies with queenright colon...
16 Jul 202317min
Episode 262: Introducing New Queens
In this week's Podcast: With the preparatory work completed and the arrival of our new queens, timing is everything, and wouldn't you just know it, this season my timing is a little bit off, listen in...
2 Jul 202317min
Episode 261: Heatwave and Splits
In this week's Podcast: At long last it appears Summer has begun. Temperatures heading up and a drier outlook makes for some urgent beekeeping work to begin in time for the main nectar flow of the sea...
25 Jun 202319min
Episode 260: Killing Queens
In this week's Podcast: I had a really interesting but brief conversation with a beginner beekeeper this week about the morality of knocking down queen cells. All beekeepers have a dilemma to face wh...
18 Jun 202316min
