Tag: Bee Hive Inspection
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An Inspiring Introduction to Beekeeping – Part 2
My beekeeping studies continue – this post follows on from An Inspiring Introduction to Beekeeping A big thank you to my teachers at The Glasshouses, Killult http://www.natithegloine.com Smokers Smoke is puffed over the top of the frames, to calm the bee colony when inspecting a hive. Scraps of newspaper are first set on fire inside a metal…
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An Inspiring Introduction to Beekeeping
Continuing my quest to learn more about bees, I recently attended a beginners day on beekeeping at my former workplace – The Glasshouses, Killult http://www.natithegloine.com Hive Health The day began with watching several videos from The University of Guelph Honey Bee Research Centre http://www.uoguelph.ca/honeybee/videos.shtml on best techniques for opening hives and colony inspection. In summer,…
Watching the Daisies 