Beekeeping - Short and Sweet

In this week's Podcast: It’s the time of year when I start to look at our honey crop in terms of what we have for our customers, the type of honey we have and importantly, what water content is has. This last question is easily determined using a refractometer, listen in to my guide on how to get the most from one, and how best to use it for your honey crop. Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks, welcome to Episode 416 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet. Please support us throught affiliate lin...

In this week's Podcast: My Autumn preparations continue, and I’m over at our farm apiary, swapping out a damaged brood box, on a feisty colony, that suffered some woodpecker damage last year. One of those jobs that has always been on the list and has moved from being important, to now being important and urgent! Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks, welcome to Episode 415 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet. Please support us throught affiliate links below, they cost you nothing and help us continue ...

In this week's Podcast: Not quite a heatwave but temperatures locally are still several degrees above the average for this time of the year. How are your bees coping? Ours, well they’re are doing just fine, we continue to feed nucs and tidy up apiaries, for what must eventually be colder days and nights. Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks, welcome to Episode 414 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet. Please support us throught affiliate links below, they cost you nothing and help us conti...

In this week's Podcast: September is the very latest month that I will inspect any colonies before the colder weather sets in. But not just any, or all of my colonies, there has to be a very good reason to disturb the bees, listen in to hear exactly why I might choose to inspect now. Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks, welcome to Episode 413 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet. Please support us throught affiliate links below, they cost you nothing and help us continue to produce our content. Thorn...

In this week's Podcast: With the nights cooling and Autumn upon us, I’m getting short on time to make sure all my newest nucleus colonies are prepared for the Winter ahead. One such colony, with a new queen has only a cup full of bees. Listen into hear how I hope to help them through to next Spring. Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks, welcome to Episode 412 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet. Please support us throught affiliate links below, they cost you nothing and help us continue to produce ou...