So everything seems to be coming together nicely. My Beehaus is on its way from Omlet and my nucleus of bees are equally on almost ready. Fortunately there has been a little delay in the nucleus and so hopefully I will have the new hive set up in time for their arrival. Read the rest of this entry »
People have many traits that they take from their parents. I am fortunate to be pretty laid back, qui
te decisive and a relatively good communicator (or so I am told) however, one of my many faults is impatience. Today was one of those days when I have paid for my own impatience. Read the rest of this entry »
Concern is mounting by the day as my bees fail to materialise. Here I am ready and waiting with a sparkly new bee hive and nothing to go in it. I have talked to Aussies, Americans, Kiwis, Brazilians, Mexicans, Canadians, Indians, Danes, Norwegians, Germans, Swedes and even moustache wearing Polish beekeepers about it all but still I haven’t any of my own. What am I to do? Read the rest of this entry »
So, the volcano continues to throw ash into the atmosphere and so have not been able to fly to Finland but as a
consequence, I have gained a weekend. What a lovely feeling that is incidentally, it means i have had more chance to think about my beekeeping escapades. I have long been considering getting a second hive and a modern beehive was my consideration; the Beehaus made by Omlet. Though it seems expensive (£465 all included) at first I was tempted as it is completely different and something that would be a complete contrast to the traditional methods. What a comparison especially as a beginner. Would the new, fancy but expensive equipment, trying to muscle its way into the market place be better than the older more trusted equipment. It is quite funny in the beekeeping circles the cynicism given to this product. Beekeeping is a traditional pursuit and new fangled technology is often viewed with scepticism. This is the same the world over however if you consider it whether you are talking about beehives or the invention of a new bit of technology in the car industry. Therefore I want to view it with fresh eyes because, after all, I have never used the traditional hive anyway. What a good comparison as I have no bias either way and therefore no expectation. Read the rest of this entry »
For some time now I have been considering what hive to get as there are so many. However, in light of this being a
The Quinntessential WBC Hive
blog about learning from my mistakes I have decided to try a different path. I am going to try a variety of different ones!
I am certain that I should be thinking about a 14*12 National hive because it makes sense to give the brood more space but I am also quite certain that I like the traditional WBC hives that you associate with bees – if for no other reason that they look nice and are the quintessential beehive! Therefore I am pretty sure that I will try both. But there is a twist…….. Read the rest of this entry »
