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Bee Blog – As we go into October
This week the bees have been working hard collecting their stores for Winter, topping up their provisions.
Read moreGuide to August’s Wildflowers
As the end of summer approaches there are still many floral delights to find. Here are a few species to look out for.
Read moreFeeding up for winter
I have been checking out the Ivy covered walls around the Garden this morning hoping to find that the Ivy flowers have opened, but not just yet.
Read moreRegency Restoration Project – Finishing Touches
The Regency Restoration Project has been a five-year project which has restored features of a Regency period landscape, created in the late 18th and early 19th century for William Paxton, in what is now Waun Las National Nature Reserve.
Read moreUnite and Prosper! by Lynda Christie
Solving the problem of a queen-less colony We always need to have a reason for opening and disturbing the bees. The main aim this week is to assess if colonies need to be given more boxes, to process the nectar flow and make honey stores. If we already know that the colony is ‘queen right’ […]
Read moreBees get busy on the brambles
Botanic beekeeper Lynda Christie is back on her beat with hopes of a honey harvest
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