Got her 1st time. Perfect height. Box on top of the stepladders and yank the branch.

Swarm No2 in Bristol. Ground level collection. Nice and easy.

Undercoated the new 6mm perspex crown boards.

Fanfare to the Queen. This way fellow Apis Melliferra's to meet HRH Queen Absconder

I thought triple yellow lines was NO SWARMING in the highway code. These girls in Staple Hill, Bristol scooped up yesterday

Crown boards top coated vine green

Busy inspection day in Bristol. 10 colonies done. QCs everywhere. AS done on 3 colonies.

Meet Queen Dulux. This is what happens when you forget your glasses and grab the wrong pen.

Red pollen. The conker trees are in flower. Hive weights going up in Bristol with 20 deg C and sunshine.

Pollen and nectar coming in today in sunny Bristol. Had a mating flight as well. Lots of Drones chasing the queen

Will You Raise Good Bees There's nothing better than sorting out the ends into their colours.

Girls doing well in Bristol. Having to build extra supers. Mallets and hammers ready to go

The Bristol synchronised frame turning team in training for the Paris 2024 Olympics

Is she in the hedge or on the floor.

Super super super in Bristol. Elderflower in bloom. Lime trees soon. Last two colonies AS today. Hopefully extracting next week

Girls on tour. 2 mins later. In the box. Duran Duran classic

6 pallets of honey jars delivered today for Bristol Beekeepers. Now comes the fun bit of counting the lids.

Inspection today of newly mated queen's. All looking good

Apiary overview in my new beekeeping shorthand. QA queen activity. CQC charged Queen cell. Just got to remember it in 7 days

Big swarm boxed and hived. Only got 2 nucs left.