Keeping hives cool
We’ve hit a patch of warm weather with the thermometer hitting 35°C so we’re thinking about how to help our bees keep cool – the less energy they spend keeping cool, the more honey they can make! Bee colonies have lots of strategies to keep the temperature in the hive regulated – these range from sending bees out of the hive foraging, workers fanning the comb with their wings and dispersing water droplets through the hive, and an increase in water foraging.
Read MoreBees and Water
With summer on the way (hopefully!) it’s time to think about water sources. Bees need easy access to clean water near their hives to survive – it has three vital functions:
Read MoreBee removal
We will collect accessible swarms within a 30km radius of Civray (86400) - just call Jon on 0549 971017.
