Working with Permaculture principles to create an urban self reliant life in Essex
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Monday, July 2, 2012
Taking a bee colony from a shed wall
I recently took on the job of removing bees from a shed wall at a Colchester Anglers lake.
The pictures tell the story:
The pictures tell the story:
Removing the side of the shed reveals some old comb |
A nice quiet colony of honey bees |
Cutting away the comb piece by piece reveals brood and a little honey |
The bees are shaken or brushed into a hive containing foundation |
The old combs with hatching brood are propped in another brood box separated from the hive by a queen excluder |
The remainder of the bees are sprayed with water to stop them flying and brushed into a basket to add to the hive. |
The bees are shaken from the combs and basket in front of the hive. The whole lot was sealed up and transported to my apiary where they are doing well. |
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