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Tag Archives: pollen
Hughenden beekeepers join the C.S.I. Pollen Project by Janet Pascoe
Janet is sending the photos soon, but I thought I’d publish and add them later as it is so long since we posted. Next time you see bees on flowers, look closely to try and spot the pollen basket contents … Continue reading
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Tagged CSI Pollen Project, Disraeli, Diversity, Europe, Honey, honeybees, pollen
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A busy day at Hughenden
I’m just having a short break from the children’s activities room at Hughenden Manor where more crests are being created and children with bee masks are heading off on the Be a Bee treasure trail. Just setting off to forage … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Forage, Hughenden Manor, National Trust, pollinators, Visitors
Tagged bee, bees, Honey, honeybee, National Trust, nectar, pollen, volunteer
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Inspection day 13th August 2013
We have a planning meeting once a month and that means our inspection time ends up being about 4 pm on a Tuesday instead of the more normal 2.30 pm. This inconsistency can be awkward for visitors so we decided … Continue reading
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Tagged brood, Clearer boards, eggs, extract, frame, larvae, pollen, porter bee escape, queen excluder, super
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Spring at last!
It was great to wander down to the apiary with sunshine, visitors enjoying the outside space and lots of signs of growth in the garden. Our bees have such a lovely environment. It was our first opportunity to see our … Continue reading
Posted in Apiary, General beekeeping, Hughenden Manor, Uncategorized, Visitors
Tagged bench, brood, dead bees, frames, pollen, spring, starvation, stores, woodpecker protection
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I defy any one not to be moved and inspired by this
Ready for some awe and wonder? Look here short videos of such beauty – if you are a teacher, try them as your students settle at the beginning of a lesson. There is even one captioned in French for MFL … Continue reading
Posted in Animal welfare, Education, Forage, pollinators, Wild food
Tagged awe, bats, bees, birds, butterflies, natural world, pollen, pollination, stop motion photography, video, wonder
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And then there were two
Today’s inspection was just Olwyn and myself. I think we both find keeping the smoker alight a challenge at the best of times and we have each started to inspect our own bees without even trying. We did manage to … Continue reading
Posted in Apiary, Forage, General beekeeping, Hughenden Manor, National Trust, Project Progress
Tagged bee, hive, keep alight, light, pollen, smoker, West Wycombe
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Cool and clever pollen chart
We’ve been trying to think about the ‘interpretation’ materials for our project. My view has been to try and think of how we can involve visitors and one of the wonders is definitely the artists’ palette of colours of pollen. … Continue reading
Bucks County Beekeepers 16th Annual Seminar
I think this annual event somehow illustrates how addictive and fascinating working with bees can be. The quality of the speakers and the diversity of the topics was amazing – but possibly matched by the questions asked by the audience … Continue reading
Posted in Education, General beekeeping, Hughenden Manor, National Trust, Project Progress, Visitors
Tagged averages, charts, Climate, forage, growing season, marketing, pollen, protein, stress
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