November – Bee Notes

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November Bee Notes
 
I visited my bees today (mid October), a beautiful warm, sunny day. They were bringing in huge loads of ivy pollen and there [Read More]

October – Bee Notes

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OCTOBER
At the time of writing, towards the end of September, ivy is in full flower. It has a very distinctive scent and is the last [Read More]

September – Bee Notes

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SEPTEMBER
The main honey flow did end on July 14th as I suspected. Since then only small amounts of nectar were gathered from clover and bramble.
It [Read More]

August – Bee Notes

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AUGUST
 
As I write (mid-July), the weather has broken. It is cool, wet and windy and I sense this is the end of the flow for [Read More]

July – Bee Notes

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A study at the Limerick Institute of Technology has confirmed that locally produced honey is healthier then blended honey!

JULY
This is the month when we [Read More]

June – Bee Notes

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JUNE
Everything seems to be happening early this year. I saw huge amounts of clover in flower on the edge of the Dublin Limerick motor way [Read More]