S2 Ep 19: Bad news from the Apiary.
Sad news I am afraid. I went to visit the bees over Christmas to check on food levels and hive health, but sadly the colony had collapsed. I describe what I think has happened in this episode. There a...
13 Feb 7min
S2 Ep 18: Winter update, all seems good!
Welcome back, I had a few fun edits to start the podcast but have managed to hide them on the cutting room floor somehow. Quick winter update, stores are good, no condensation on the top of the bees, ...
14 Dec 20255min
S2 Ep 17: Winter bonnet is live.
End of October visit. Feeders all empty and removed. Celotex bonnet on top with metal roof. Bees looking good, nice big colony.
28 Okt 20253min
S2 Ep 16: Windy autumnal episode. Nearly there for winter.
A windy day in the apiary yesterday. Feeding is done for now, battening down the hatches for the long winter. The bees were still bringing pollen in, braving the rain and wind.
20 Okt 20255min
S2 Ep 15: The smell of Ivy, final top up of syrup, and an unexpected drive by.
A chat from in my car as it was raining and the nearby gardener was giving it some welly with the leaf blower. Includes the smell of Ivy from the bees latest foraging, beehive remodelling and an eques...
28 Sep 20255min
S2 Ep 14: Stealthy pigeons, 5 litres of syrup and autumnal feels.
Today marks the end of the varroa treatment time period, so I took out the strips. Only remembered after topping up the feeder so it was harder than necessary! A wood pigeon was stamping around beside...
21 Sep 20256min
S2 Ep 13: Stung! More feeding and quick hive health check.
Hi all, this is a whistle stop visit to top up the feeders, check varroa drop, wasp activity and overall hive health. Stung by a grumpy sky raisin.
14 Sep 20254min
S2 Ep 12: Six foot dragonflies, winter feeding continues and hive returns to tranquility.
The late summer sunshine glows upon me as I talk about commencing winter feeding, hefting the hive, checking all is ok with the Queen and some observations about the surrounding natural history at thi...
7 Sep 20258min
