Category: Beekeeping Information
Showing Honey
Showing Wax
Asian Hornet
Adapted Queen Rearing Method
The following article is from Glyn Davies’ notes on the Donald Sims adaptation of Miller Queen Rearing Method This year I wanted to try a different system of queen rearing; one that did not need techniques of grafting – every year I seem to need brighter and brighter light to…
Spring Colony Split
The object is to create increase and control swarming. Select a strong, good quality colony (a marked queen will make the job easier). Feed early to stimulate growth (further feed will be needed). An extra hive and frames and dummy frames will be needed. Select the strong colony to…
Making Heavy Syrup
Making up heavy syrup, sometimes referred to as 2:1 or winter syrup, is not at all difficult. Many will know the 2 lb of sugar to 1 pt of water recipe, which in modern parlance roughly equates to 2 kg sugar in 1.25 l of water. To make up ~12.5…
Beekeeping Timetable
We are lucky to have Glyn Davies as a member of the Torbay branch, some years ago Glyn produced a beekeeping timetable detailing the yearly schedule for beekeepers in Devon. The timetable includes among other things, details about how many bees one would expect in a colony what main sources of…
Labelling Advice
General Honey Labelling Advice The word “honey” is required. When packed in quantities exceeding 50g may only be packed in prescribed quantities of 57g(2oz), 113g (4oz), 227g (8oz), 340g (12oz), 454g(1lb) or multiples of 454g(1lb). The weight must be on the label. The weight must be metric (and it’s optional to…
Queen Marking Colours
The international queen marking colours code was created to allow beekeepers to mark their queens using a code which all other beekeepers, wherever they were in the world, would understand. The colours are used to show which year the queen was born in, they also help to enable beekeepers to…
Showing Honey
Showing Wax
Asian Hornet
Adapted Queen Rearing Method
The following article is from Glyn Davies’ notes on the Donald Sims adaptation of Miller Queen Rearing Method This year I wanted to try a different system of queen rearing; one that did not need techniques of grafting – every year I seem to need brighter and brighter light to…
Spring Colony Split
The object is to create increase and control swarming. Select a strong, good quality colony (a marked queen will make the job easier). Feed early to stimulate growth (further feed will be needed). An extra hive and frames and dummy frames will be needed. Select the strong colony to…
Making Heavy Syrup
Making up heavy syrup, sometimes referred to as 2:1 or winter syrup, is not at all difficult. Many will know the 2 lb of sugar to 1 pt of water recipe, which in modern parlance roughly equates to 2 kg sugar in 1.25 l of water. To make up ~12.5…
Beekeeping Timetable
We are lucky to have Glyn Davies as a member of the Torbay branch, some years ago Glyn produced a beekeeping timetable detailing the yearly schedule for beekeepers in Devon. The timetable includes among other things, details about how many bees one would expect in a colony what main sources of…
Labelling Advice
General Honey Labelling Advice The word “honey” is required. When packed in quantities exceeding 50g may only be packed in prescribed quantities of 57g(2oz), 113g (4oz), 227g (8oz), 340g (12oz), 454g(1lb) or multiples of 454g(1lb). The weight must be on the label. The weight must be metric (and it’s optional to…
Queen Marking Colours
The international queen marking colours code was created to allow beekeepers to mark their queens using a code which all other beekeepers, wherever they were in the world, would understand. The colours are used to show which year the queen was born in, they also help to enable beekeepers to…