Back for another visit. Introduced a new Queen after upgrading the Nuc into a full hive. Assessed the state of readiness of nectar that has been stored so far, which is not quite ready. I was trying to name Gwenyn Gruffydd, the Welsh Beekeeper with a great youtube channel. Sorry for misremembering his name.
S3 Ep 4: Supers for everyone. New Queen required.
29/04/2026 | 7 mins.
A check through the Nuc with the old Queen in residence and extra supers for the huge colony. Spring bird song, tales of my visit to hear Nightingales.
S3 Ep 3: Queenaggedon
20/04/2026 | 6 mins.
Queen Cells everywhere Captain. What to do!
S3 Ep 2: New beginnings.
07/04/2026 | 9 mins.
First inspection of the new bees. Transferred the bees to a Poly Hive, marked the Queen and made a Nuc as they had started making queen cells. In with a bang!
S3 Ep 1: Good news from the apiary!
28/02/2026 | 6 mins.
We are back in business. I have been lucky enough to be given some bees by my association, as a member has given up. I am feeding fondant to get them through the last of winter and can't wait to open up and see what is going on when the weather heats up.
I am a hobby beekeeper with a couple of hives in Hertfordshire, UK. A lovely couple let my wife and I place our hives in some farmland beside their house. This is a short, gentle, podcast check in from beside my hives. Follow along with our beekeeping season as it happens.
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