A much better start to 2025 compared with the cold wet Spring of last year. All our colonies survived the Winter and our queens started laying early and the brood is building nicely.
The recent warm spell has resulted in an abundance of nectar, so different to last Spring when nectar flows were delayed and the bees were unable to forage during the long cold wet spell. The bees have worked hard and have already given us a surplus Spring honey crop, some of which we will extract over the coming weekend.
We will leave it to settle before putting in jars ready for sale by around the Spring Bank Holiday (26 May).
The bees making the most of the sunshine today bringing in plenty of pollen (protein) for the brood. They carry the pollen back to the hive on their rear legs (pollen baskets). See photo below....
A good day for flying.......
