Harlow Bees http://www.harlowbees.co.uk Harlow Beekeeping Division Wed, 16 May 2012 22:05:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Starvationhttp://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/starvation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=starvation http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/starvation/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 22:05:57 +0000 nickh http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/?p=526 Starvation

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]]> http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/starvation/feed/ 0 Guide: Help there are queen cells in my hivehttp://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/guide-help-there-are-queen-cells-in-my-hive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guide-help-there-are-queen-cells-in-my-hive http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/guide-help-there-are-queen-cells-in-my-hive/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 17:37:41 +0000 nickh http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/?p=524 Guide: Help there are queen cells in my hive

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]]> http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/guide-help-there-are-queen-cells-in-my-hive/feed/ 0 Natural Bee Keeping Conference 2012http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/natural-bee-keeping-conference-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=natural-bee-keeping-conference-2012 http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/natural-bee-keeping-conference-2012/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:10:13 +0000 nickh http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/?p=522 Natural Bee Keeping Conference 2012

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]]> http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/natural-bee-keeping-conference-2012/feed/ 0 Death by Drowning, But Revival by a New Queenhttp://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/death-by-drowning-but-revival-by-a-new-queen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=death-by-drowning-but-revival-by-a-new-queen http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/death-by-drowning-but-revival-by-a-new-queen/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:10:03 +0000 nickh http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/?p=520 Death by Drowning, But Revival by a New Queen

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]]> http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/death-by-drowning-but-revival-by-a-new-queen/feed/ 0 And now for something Pleasanthttp://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/and-now-for-something-pleasant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=and-now-for-something-pleasant http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/and-now-for-something-pleasant/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:09:47 +0000 nickh http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/?p=518 And now for something Pleasant

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]]> http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/and-now-for-something-pleasant/feed/ 0 Increasing the army to save the beeshttp://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/increasing-the-army-to-save-the-bees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=increasing-the-army-to-save-the-bees http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/increasing-the-army-to-save-the-bees/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:09:35 +0000 nickh http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/?p=516 Increasing the army to save the bees

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]]> http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/increasing-the-army-to-save-the-bees/feed/ 0 Beware the June Gaphttp://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/beware-the-june-gap/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beware-the-june-gap http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/beware-the-june-gap/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 16:03:20 +0000 nickh http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/?p=510 Continue reading →]]> So a lot of our bees didn’t get the best of the rape nectar with all the bad weather we have been having. Some have looked in on their bees and found them short on stores or starving. Well that’s not over yet unfortunately.

In the UK we have what is known as the June Gap. This is when there is a drop in the available nectar sources that bees forage from.

How do they normally cope? Well normally we don’t have 7 weeks of rain in a row and they have stores built up, especially with the rape harvest.

What do you do about it? Well in the short term I am afraid it is feeding again if you notice them running out of stores. In the longer term you might like to look on our website, http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/bee-info/;, to see what flowers with a good nectar source in June and see if you can plant ahead for next year. I went to http://www.beehappyplants.co.uk/ myself last year and they have lots that can fill the gap.

It’s not June yet though, you say? No but some only read their email once a week, and you never know, people might want to pop to a garden centre before

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]]> http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/beware-the-june-gap/feed/ 0 Bees are being killed: beekeepers take first step to sue EPA over pesticides | Washington Times Communitieshttp://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/bees-are-being-killed-beekeepers-take-first-step-to-sue-epa-over-pesticides-washington-times-communities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bees-are-being-killed-beekeepers-take-first-step-to-sue-epa-over-pesticides-washington-times-communities http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/bees-are-being-killed-beekeepers-take-first-step-to-sue-epa-over-pesticides-washington-times-communities/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 13:26:59 +0000 nickh http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/?p=507 http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/buzz-bees/2012/may/10/bees-are-being-killed-beekeepers-sue-epa-over-pest/

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]]> http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/bees-are-being-killed-beekeepers-take-first-step-to-sue-epa-over-pesticides-washington-times-communities/feed/ 0 Coughs, Burns and Allergies: Let Honey Be Thy Medicine – Milford, MA Patchhttp://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/coughs-burns-and-allergies-let-honey-be-thy-medicine-milford-ma-patch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coughs-burns-and-allergies-let-honey-be-thy-medicine-milford-ma-patch http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/coughs-burns-and-allergies-let-honey-be-thy-medicine-milford-ma-patch/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 06:05:19 +0000 nickh http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/?p=505 http://milford-ma.patch.com/articles/coughs-burns-and-allergies-let-honey-be-thy-medicine

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]]> http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/coughs-burns-and-allergies-let-honey-be-thy-medicine-milford-ma-patch/feed/ 0 Can Beekeeping Be Stressful?http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/can-beekeeping-be-stressful/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-beekeeping-be-stressful http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/2012/05/can-beekeeping-be-stressful/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 10:51:25 +0000 nickh http://www.harlowbees.co.uk/?p=502 Can Beekeeping Be Stressful?

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