varroa – The Sustainable Smallholding http://sustainablesmallholding.org Permaculture, and Sustainable practices on a Lincolnshire Smallholding Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:43:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.3 44677425 Honey Bees For Sale In Lincolnshire 2012 http://sustainablesmallholding.org/bees-for-sale-in-lincolnshire-2012/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/bees-for-sale-in-lincolnshire-2012/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:46:40 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=1903 All of my bee colonies have overwintered successfully, so once again I will be selling my surplus honey bee colonies this year. The colonies are naturally occurring swarms from my own colonies, that I will have housed on clean foundation, fed, and brought on until they are ready to be sold. The advantages of this […]

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Late Autumn, and Still Feeding Bees http://sustainablesmallholding.org/late-autumn-and-still-feeding-bees/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/late-autumn-and-still-feeding-bees/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:24:32 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=1672 The mild weather has allowed my bees to get out and forage, which is useful, as they are light on food. The colonies did not build up well, due to the lack of forage during the Summer, and I was late to start feeding. Having removed the feeders last week, with not enough food being […]

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Wasps under Control, and Bees Foraging http://sustainablesmallholding.org/wasps-under-control-and-bees-foraging/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/wasps-under-control-and-bees-foraging/#respond Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:51:24 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=1606 It’s been a while since my last post about bees, and wasps, but that’s because things have been going well. My last post on the subject, Wasps, Bees, and doing nothing, told about the problems that I was having. That particular hive was not coping well, and so I opened it up, to find a […]

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Summer Bee Forage http://sustainablesmallholding.org/summer-bee-forage/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/summer-bee-forage/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:46:23 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=1328 It might seem a bit premature to be thinking about Summer bee forage, but when growing from seed, if it’s not planted now, then it may not flower in time. Now I know that it’s possible to grow annuals, from seed, for flowering in Summer, but I prefer to grow perennial plants. That way, the […]

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Another Month Slips By at The Sustainable Smallholding http://sustainablesmallholding.org/another-month-slips-by-at-the-sustainable-smallholding/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/another-month-slips-by-at-the-sustainable-smallholding/#comments Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:51:48 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=923 Another five weeks have elapsed since my last post, but with the days shortening, I once again find myself with time to share with you. Things are still busy, with the end of the beekeeping and vegetable growing season, and the start of the tree planting and wood harvesting season overlapping. Before I start posting […]

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