Monthly Archives: August 2018

Smiling through the honey harvest

Posted on August 17, 2018 by apiarylandlord

We had the first day of honey jarring at Hughenden recently.  We had a production line filling and labelling one batch whilst Keith tacked extraction of some more.  The honey we were putting in jars was quite dark and almost … Continue reading →

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Inspections footage summer 2018

Posted on August 3, 2018 by apiarylandlord

Ray explains to someone who may become involved with our Hughenden Bee Project. Video from Chris WB  

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Project update

Posted on August 3, 2018 by apiarylandlord

It is rather comforting that the cycle of the beekeeping year has a repeating rhythm but at times it means it hardly seems worth posting because our news echoes something we have written before. The winter of 2017/8 did see … Continue reading →

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