It’s December. The autumn colours have disappeared, the days are getting darker and long summer days seem a distant memory. Us humans prepare for winter by wrapping up warm and spending the majority of our time inside, but how do bees survive this harsh season?
Read moreA question I am often asked at this time of the year, “do the bees die off or hibernate over Winter?”
Read moreThe bees make beeswax as the building blocks of their home.
Read moreThe Bees are prepared for Winter, the clocks have gone back and now we turn our attention to jobs in and around the apiary that need our attention.
Read moreThis week the bees have been working hard collecting their stores for Winter, topping up their provisions.
Read moreI 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.
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