Author: John
First super on a hive
My bees are a little late to build up for the season, mainly because three of the four hives are swarms I collected. The hive from the Nucleus I purchased is another story – In the last few…
Read More »Still collecting Swarms
I managed to get myself on a number of swarm lists, one of which the Auckland city council seem to refer to when they get Bee related phone calls. As of yesterday, I’ve now collected a total of…
Read More »More new chicks
At the end of October we put six fertile eggs underneath our broody Bantam hen and a couple of days ago they started to hatch. We ended up with three of the six eggs hatching – they’re all…
Read More »Chicks – 7 Weeks old
The chicks we incubated are now seven weeks old. It looks pretty clear to us that the two Black Australorps are Males while the Blue Australorps are Female. The Males are for sale or swap if anyone is…
Read More »Kiwicon Reminder
I’m off to Kiwicon V this coming weekend. If you’re interested in computer security and haven’t got a ticket, I suggest you make some very last minute plans to get to Wellington for the 5th and 6th November.
Read More »Fencing the Apiary
I’ve been very busy over the last few weeks fencing off an area for my apiary and collecting a couple of Swarms. I hope to post some more bee info soon.
Read More »Moving the swarm to a bigger home
My bee suit arrived today so I was able to move the bees from their temporary five frame home into their final home. While transferring them I managed to catch a glimpse of the queen, so she’s definitely…
Read More »Bees arrive
I went and collected a swarm of bees yesterday. I was unable to confirm if the queen was in it, but the bees seem to be staying in the box, so she must be in there somewhere. I…
Read More »Chicks – 4 Weeks Old
We let the chicks outside again today. We managed to find a number of worms while gardening and it seems the chicks definitely have a taste for them.
Read More »Chicks – First time outdoors – 3 Weeks Old
We wrapped some chicken wire around our outdoor table and let the chicks out today. They seemed to enjoy themselves.
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