Shergolds apiary

whoopsie don't tell my wife 😳😳😳😳😳

Double screen boards to over winter nucs on top of hive. Nucs will benefit from the heat from the hive below.

Sometime you need a set of wheels

It's all about the splits at the moment

All shapes and sizes

All Square bring on the cheese

Why buy the nuc feeder holds when you can build and paint them yourself with old bed slats.

Feeling 🔥 🥵 🔥

It's got to bee 🐝 perfect

popped into Stomping Ground Brewing Co to check out the beer they made with my honey

I'll have one thanks......
Got any honey roasted peanuts with that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telling_the_bees

Telling the bees - Wikipedia Telling the bees is a tradition in many European countries in which bees would be told of important events in their keeper's lives such as deaths, births, marriages and departures and returns in the household. If the custom was omitted or forgotten and the bees were not "put into mourning" then it w...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11199259/Royal-beekeeper-informed-Queens-bees-HM-died-King-Charles-new-boss.html

Royal beekeeper informs the Queen's bees that Her Majesty has died Royal beekeeper, John Chapple, has informed the hives kept in the grounds of Buckingham Palace and Clarence House of the Queen's death. The bees were also told King Charles is now their boss.

https://youtu.be/2elrQjQQvWE

How to Nadir a Super - Reverse Boxes - What To Do With Partially Filled Supers? How to Nadir a Super - Reverse Boxes - What To Do With Partially Filled Supers?Black Mountain Honey is a No Nonsense Beekeeping Channel.We are based in North...

What do you do on a glorious sunny day.
And your bees are on holiday making almonds.
You make bee hive supers and nucs for the up coming season. The guy in the background is he's taught me alot about beekeeping bloody legend 👏

I made an alcohol wash jar for testing for varroa mite. Using 2 Vegemite jars and mesh from bunnings.....how Aussie is that ? Can you get any more Australian ?

I made a simple sugar shaker. To do testing for varroa mite. Using a plastic peanut butter jar and mesh from bunnings

They say when a beekeeper runs. You run faster. This was taken by it is my favourite photo. It makes me 😁 & 🤣 Thank you for taking it.

Spot the tired beekeeper

My bees went on a paid holiday to make some almonds

Need we say anymore !!

https://www.facebook.com/100049283090762/posts/504511284534970/

One of the natural ingredients in our hand & body lotion is locally produced honey. It is an excellent emollient and humectant, helping to keep your skin soft and supple

Money shots

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/07/no-one-knew-they-existed-wild-heirs-of-lost-british-honeybee-found-at-blenheim?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

‘No one knew they existed’: wild heirs of lost British honeybee found at Blenheim The ‘ecotype’, thought to have been wiped out by disease and invasive species, is thriving in the estate’s ancient woodlands

☀What happens to colonies during winter?
During the winter months more colonies die from starvation than from any other cause.
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🐝Feeding Hives
If feeding is necessary it is best to feed sugar syrup which you can make up by mixing sugar with hot water at a ratio of two sugar to one of hot water and giving it a good stir. If this method is selected, it is better to feed in bulk before winter than to feed in small lots during winter.
(link for the boost sugar syrup) 👇
https://www.beekeepinggear.com.au/products/sugar-syrup-boost?_pos=1&_sid=91ea3b142&_ss=r

🐝 How to feed?
Only use white table sugar. Brown, raw, or any other sugars are not suitable and will lead to digestive problems in the bees.
-Up to 10 kg of sugar may be fed to each hive. Avoid feeding small amounts as this tends to stimulate the Queen to lay, a situation to avoid at this time of the year.
-The syrup can be fed using a suitable hive feeder, feeding around 2 liters per week.
-Feed the right amount which bees can finish, you don’t want excess syrup lying around as It promotes robbing. A hive top feeder or frame feeder is ideal.
-Be careful when heating sugar syrup as excessive heating (especially when it causes the syrup to caramelize) produces increased HMF(5-hydroxymethylfurfural) which is toxic for bees🐝

(beehive feeder 👇)
https://www.beekeepinggear.com.au/products/beehive-top-feeder?_pos=1&_sid=26ffbb1ab&_ss=r