local swarm collector pagesepsitename%% https://chilcotts.farm/tag/local-swarm-collector/ No longer a working farm. Our home in North Devon Sun, 21 Jun 2020 18:21:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://chilcotts.farm/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-Chilcotts-farm-site-icon-32x32.png local swarm collector pagesepsitename%% https://chilcotts.farm/tag/local-swarm-collector/ 32 32 Bickington & Fremington Devon Honey For Sale https://chilcotts.farm/bickington-fremington-devon-honey-for-sale/ https://chilcotts.farm/bickington-fremington-devon-honey-for-sale/#respond Sun, 21 Jun 2020 18:19:09 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6318 We have jarred up this year’s first batch of honey (Spring 2020), which is now for sale. Collected and produced by our bees. This spring honey is still runny and floral. Although it will probably crystallise over time (as all naturally produced honey does), when it goes solid, we provide instructions on how to make […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/bickington-fremington-devon-honey-for-sale/feed/ 0 The Queen is Laying! https://chilcotts.farm/the-queen-is-laying/ https://chilcotts.farm/the-queen-is-laying/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:48:27 +0000 https://chilcottsfarm.co.uk/?p=3150 The #BidefordHoneyBeeSwarm, collected from Bideford in Devon, has settled into its new hive nicely. With the poor weather, I have continued to feed the bees, which has enabled them to build comb quite rapidly. I inspected the bees last Sunday to discover a whole frame (both sides) full of sealed brood (bee larvae) and a […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/the-queen-is-laying/feed/ 0 Feed Me, Feed Me Now! https://chilcotts.farm/feed-me-feed-me-now/ https://chilcotts.farm/feed-me-feed-me-now/#respond Tue, 04 Jun 2019 07:58:42 +0000 https://chilcottsfarm.co.uk/?p=3119 The third installment of the #BidefordHoneyBeeSwarm. On day three of collecting the swarm from Bideford, the bees have bee put into a new hive, and are now being fed with sugar syrup. At this point I would typically medicate the bees against the Varoa mite, but haven’t had the chance to do this yet. In […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/feed-me-feed-me-now/feed/ 0 Collected Swarm Settled In to the Quarantine Apiary https://chilcotts.farm/collected-swarm-settled-in-to-the-quarantine-apiary/ https://chilcotts.farm/collected-swarm-settled-in-to-the-quarantine-apiary/#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2019 06:13:45 +0000 https://chilcottsfarm.co.uk/?p=3114 The second part of #BidefordHoneyBeeSwarm. A couple of days ago, I collected a swarm of honey bees from Bideford. The small colony of bees collected from the plum tree have been put into a small hive (Nuc) and placed in the quarantine apiary. Here they will be treated for disease and on day 3 fed […]

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