A home owner contacted Fleet Beekeeper Association to say they just moved in to a house locally and found a beehive on the garage roof and could we help! (Clearly missed by the surveyor!). To be fair it had been covered in a blanket of Japanese vine so very hard to spot. Over two weekends, with fellow association beekeepers, we were able to prepare the colony for removable. With the help of a scaffold tower and lots of gaffa tape to seal holes in the hive, we moved the large colony to a beekeepers garden.
This week there was a credible report of an Asian Hornet in Farnham. This is obviously very close to us and concerning news for Beekeepers.
If a sighting is confirmed, experts from the National Bee Unit (NBU) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) will work quickly to find and destroy any active nests in the area.
For more info on why this is a worry please see www.gov.uk/government/news/asian-hornet-uk-sightings-in-2018
Well that was popular....thank you to all those who bought a jar (or more!), the summer honey crop is now all sold. I still have plenty of 1oz beeswax bars (useful for making wax wraps for example) and candles for sale.
Now selling 1oz pure beeswax bars for £1. Use to make your own wax wraps, rub on zips to help them run smoothly, make your own polishes....loads of uses
Thanks to all those who bought my honey. Here's a short(ish) video on how the honey gets from Hive to Jar.
youtu.be/Md4CimPR11Y. There's also a page on my website that summarises the steps we typically use.
How did my honey get from hive to jar?
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A brief (ish) video on how the honey got from hive to jar.