Camping, photography and other ramblings
With the successful relocation of the four NUC frames into the brood box, it was now time to sit back and bask in the engineering glory that was my bee chimney. If you recall from earlier posts, I’d preempted bee Read More …
If you’ve read my previous post, Confessions of a novice beekeeper – Part 4, you’ll know we’ve procured our NUC of bees. So, after allowing them to orientate for a couple of days, it was relocation day, where we move Read More …
Ok, so I have a brand new, beautifully painted hive in the backyard but no bees. Unfortunately, beekeeping isn’t like Kevin Costner’s “Field of Dreams”. So, despite having an empty hive, it’s very rare for a population of bees to Read More …
I placed my order for a Flow Hive 2+, the third major iteration of the product, in May ’21, receiving my hive in June. It comes flat-packed in a couple of environmentally friendly protected boxes and the setup is very Read More …
What is, and why Flow Hive? To really understand what the Flow Hive is I suggest you check out the Flow Hive website or simply Google them. But, as a quick intro, the Flow Hive comes with a preformed plastic Read More …
Back in 2015, I came across an Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign for a revolutionary new type of beehive, one that allowed you to harvest your honey by tap, called the Flow Hive. Although I’d never kept bees before or was even Read More …