Its finally here! Its 22nd July and its time to do our first ever honey harvest. Over the last few weeks, the bees have been doing a fantastic job at bringing in the nectar and turning it into honey – so much so that we’ve had to take several frames just to make sure they would have enough space to…
If you’d prefer to watch a video instead of reading, check out the YouTube video that details this process Since pre-ordering my nuc (as detailed in my last blog post) I’ve been counting down the days to finally been able to collect my bees! Along with buying all the kit, I also needed to sort the garden so I had…
I first started obsessing over the idea of keeping bees while studying computer science at the University of Birmingham. While I should have been attending lectures and doing coursework, I instead spent my time on YouTube watching videos about bees. Fast forward four years, I finally own my own house and I’m in a position where I can actually keep…