British Bee Keeper Member pagesepsitename%% https://chilcotts.farm/tag/british-bee-keeper-member/ No longer a working farm. Our home in North Devon Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:38:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://chilcotts.farm/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-Chilcotts-farm-site-icon-32x32.png British Bee Keeper Member pagesepsitename%% https://chilcotts.farm/tag/british-bee-keeper-member/ 32 32 National Honey Monitoring Scheme (NHMS) https://chilcotts.farm/national-honey-monitoring-scheme-nhms/ https://chilcotts.farm/national-honey-monitoring-scheme-nhms/#respond Sun, 13 Sep 2020 18:57:19 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6354 I have needed to send this off for a while. The honey I took from the hives back in July ( the spring honey) is going to be sent off to have a DNA analysis undertaken. The objective of the analysis is too assess long term impacts on UK floral resources in the changing environment. […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/national-honey-monitoring-scheme-nhms/feed/ 0 Bees are out collecting the summer honey https://chilcotts.farm/bees-are-out-collecting-the-summer-honey/ https://chilcotts.farm/bees-are-out-collecting-the-summer-honey/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:40:53 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6331 The weather has not been bad or good, but the bees are out at every opportunity. The summer flowers are blossoming, and we are hoping for a good honey harvest come August!

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/bees-are-out-collecting-the-summer-honey/feed/ 0 Another May new buds and flowers shall bring https://chilcotts.farm/another-may-new-buds-and-flowers-shall-bring/ https://chilcotts.farm/another-may-new-buds-and-flowers-shall-bring/#respond Sun, 03 May 2020 10:06:39 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6187 “Another May new buds and flowers shall bring: Ah! why has happiness no second Spring?” – Charlotte Turner Smith This spring certainly keeps bringing. The weather continues to be fantastic for the bees. The recent rain has been welcome. This enables the plants to draw up water and increase the nectar flow in the flowers. In turn […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/another-may-new-buds-and-flowers-shall-bring/feed/ 0 The Best April Ever for Bees? https://chilcotts.farm/the-best-april-ever-for-bees/ https://chilcotts.farm/the-best-april-ever-for-bees/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:09:13 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6174 I’ve been keeping bees for 10 years, and I don’t remember an April like it. The warm dry weather here in Devon, has definitely benefited the bees. They have been out and about every day. The blossom is flourishing and producing the good stuff …. nectar and pollen. In the garden, the old apple trees, […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/the-best-april-ever-for-bees/feed/ 0 Preparing for Season https://chilcotts.farm/preparing-for-season/ https://chilcotts.farm/preparing-for-season/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:41:28 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6069 Spring is gathering momentum, and the spring blossom is beginning to erupt with flower buds bulging and about to explode. The bees are out and about on warm days looking for blossom and sources of water. I am frantically trying to get prepared. This new hive is ready to hopefully house another colony of bees […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/preparing-for-season/feed/ 0 Bees are Springing into Action https://chilcotts.farm/bees-are-springing-into-action/ https://chilcotts.farm/bees-are-springing-into-action/#respond Sun, 08 Mar 2020 09:16:06 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6032 We have had so much rain in the UK, but North Devon, although wet, seems to have got off lighter than some parts of the country! In the dryer, warmer spells, the bees have managed to get out and collect pollen. They are returning to the hive with their pollen baskets loaded up with mainly […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/bees-are-springing-into-action/feed/ 0 Unhappy Bees! https://chilcotts.farm/unhappy-bees/ https://chilcotts.farm/unhappy-bees/#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2020 20:40:44 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=5958 Well wouldn’t you bee unhappy too if your house has been blown over, and you are exposed to all the elements? I can see the hives from the house and am always keeping an eye on the them checking all is well. Everyone had been warning us about #StormCiara, but for some reason I didn’t […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/unhappy-bees/feed/ 0 Ivy Flowers, good for the Bees https://chilcotts.farm/ivy-flowers-good-for-the-bees/ https://chilcotts.farm/ivy-flowers-good-for-the-bees/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2019 06:29:01 +0000 https://chilcottsfarm.co.uk/?p=3419 Even though October is drawing to a close, on warm days the bees are VERY busy. If you look closely at the ivy, you can see it covered in insects busy at work on the ivy flowers. Not only honey bees, but wasps, flies and bumble bees. All going about their work gathering or consuming […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/ivy-flowers-good-for-the-bees/feed/ 0 Honey Bee On a Sunflower Covered in Pollen https://chilcotts.farm/honey-bee-on-a-sunflower-covered-in-pollen/ https://chilcotts.farm/honey-bee-on-a-sunflower-covered-in-pollen/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2019 06:15:44 +0000 https://chilcottsfarm.co.uk/?p=3313 This little lady was buy yesterday on a late sunflower. Even though it is mid September, some of the sunflowers are still in full bloom, and the bees are all over them. They must be a good source of pollen at this time of year!

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/honey-bee-on-a-sunflower-covered-in-pollen/feed/ 0 Propolis or Bee Glue https://chilcotts.farm/propolis-or-bee-glue/ https://chilcotts.farm/propolis-or-bee-glue/#respond Thu, 12 Sep 2019 06:54:45 +0000 https://chilcottsfarm.co.uk/?p=3260 This year, the bees seemed to have produced a large amounts of propolis, which has made working the hives quite difficult. Bees use this to seal up small holes and gaps in the hive. Quite often the small gap between the frames are glued together making inspection a bit harder as the frames have to […]

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