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Swarms and Swarming

Advice if you think you have a Swarm of Honey Bees🐝

Apr 12, 2025May 15, 2026 apiarymanager Swarms and Swarming

Honey Bees can swarm at any time from roughly mid-April to August. A swarm of bees can be a daunting sight, but swarming bees rarely sting: their objective is to find a new home as soon as possible. PLEASE NOTE: Ensure that what you have found are Honey Bees and NOT Bumble Bees or Wasps, … Continue reading Advice if you think you have a Swarm of Honey Bees🐝

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Protected: How to deal with a colony which is threatening to swarm!

Apr 9, 2025 apiarymanager PBKA, Swarms and Swarming, Training

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Protected: Spring Hive Inspections!

Mar 29, 2025 apiarymanager Bee Health, Equipment, Feeding Bees and Starvation, Forage, Foul Brood Diseases, Hornets, National Bee Unit, Nosema, PBKA, PBKA Apiary, Pests, Swarms and Swarming, Varroa

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Training apiary inspection!

May 29, 2023 apiarymanager PBKA, PBKA Apiary, Scolton Beekeeping Centre, Swarms and Swarming, Training

Many thanks to all of those who turned up yesterday to help with the apiary inspections, it was much appreciated. Many thanks also to the two 'John's' who tutored the groups! A lot of experience there in two very wise beekeepers!

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Protected: Swarm Control video

May 28, 2023 apiarymanager Education & Training, How to ..., Starting Beekeeping, Swarms and Swarming, Training

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