Notes from the Field
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August – The Bee Season Draws to a Close.
As the season draws to a close I can say with certainty that I’m glad to have got through it! Queens have been repeatedly superseded throughout the year and I expect more supercedure cells are still being summoned up as I type. I hope that the bumblebee colonies have...
Best Laid Plans – May & June
Find out about how our bees are getting on this season & who’s getting the most out of our newly planted forage (hint-it’s not our bees)
April – Busy Planting!
With April’s full budding moon came the first blossoms on the Yarlington Mill cider trees and rather alarmingly also the new eating fruit trees that were delivered in the middle of the month!!
March – Changing Seasons
The orchard is coming back to life and showing signs of Spring with our bees venturing out to feed on early pollen on warmer days. Our bee breeding shed has had a Spring clean and is ready of the season ahead.
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