The Urban Apiarist

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[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

I encountered left over sugar which hadn’t dissolved towards the end of October when I went to check to see whether the bees had enough stores, luckily as the sugar didn’t crystallise it could still be utilised by the bees in addition to their stores.

[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

Varroa be gone! End of season varroa treatment is essential for helping the bees get through winter ❄️ If left unchecked the varroa mite can decimate a colony.

[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

The bees are getting ready for winter 🥶

[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

Remember to treat your varroa mites. I use polymer strips. These strips contain pyrethroids which varroa have been shown to develop a resistance against if over used. Rotation with any varroa treatment in which the active ingredient is not a pyrethroid is required.

[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

Feeding your bees white sugar syrup is a must this time of year. I do this alongside a pollen substitute which gives the hive the protein to assist with the raising of winter bees.

[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

Capturing a queen can be tricky but I use this queen catcher to do so. I prefer it to grabbing one of her wings as I feel it is a safer option. I found a queen release video from 2021 when queens were marked white to show how the queen catcher works.

[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

Trying to prevent swarming? Have you tried the Demaree method of swarm control? This involves splitting the brood boxes with a queen excluder and two supers inbetween.

[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

@elonmusk Cyber on the Tiber

[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

The bees have arrived! Delighted to have delivered our happy bees to @ESgloballaw #ResponsibleBusiness 🐝

[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

Thank you to @legalcheek for sharing our story!🐝

[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

Between April 2019-20, over 43.7% of beehives across the U.S. were lost. It's likely something similar is happening across Europe. Honeybees are so important to supporting our environment, urgent action is needed! https://t.co/MOSKJ3HDQY

[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

Heavy rains meant the plants have grown so big they’ve obscured our path to our bee garden! 🌿 Need to scythe our way through... feels very Secret Garden-like! 🐝

[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

Happy Tuesday, from our bees to you! Check out our bee videos on Tik Tok @urbanapiarist 🐝

[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

Curious little bee at our Greenwich apiary yesterday, coming to say hello! #savethebees #NoMowMay #londonbees

[ChristineW 💚🍉🇵🇸🇺🇦 @christineperymn]

My verge. A bee restaurant 💚🌻🐝🐝 🙂 not sure what the neighbours think! #NoMowMay

[The Wildlife Trusts @WildlifeTrusts]

On average:
5 daisies 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼
2 dandelions 🌼🌼
6 buttercups 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼
Are enough to keep one bee happy for one day! 🐝

It's not much - but if we want a lot of bees we need a lot of flowers! Let your grass grow this month and look after pollinators.
#NoMowMay #Growdontmow

[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

Love the idea of #NoMowMay 🌿. Bees are pollinators and the more diverse flora, the better! #savethebees ✨🐝

[BeeCraft @BeeCraftMag]

Calling all swarm-busters! Our infographic aims to help you avoid some of the pitfalls. https://t.co/tvbi8Ad6pI
#swarm #bees #beekeepers #beekeeping

[The Urban Apiarist @urbanapiarist]

We love checking out what the bees are up to during our inspections! Our queen 🐝 in our #CanaryWharf hive keeping busy! #savethebees #apiarist #london