As a thank you to Innocent for giving them the beehives, the National Trust gave us away as a prize in a competition run by Innocent. The winner got to come and play with the bees (we lent them bee suits!) and have a cream tea at the Hall tearoom.
We all had a great time ... well ... I did because I enjoy talking about bees, and no-one actually fell asleep, so I guess it was a success.
Follow this link to see some pictures of the day on the Innocent blog
http://innocentdrinks.typepad.com/innocent_drinks/2010/09/on-saturday-i-went-along-to-hanbury-hall-in-worcestershire-to-meet-our-competition-winner-julian-tim-the-beekeeper-and-nei.html
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Constructing a beehive
The National Trust were given a beehive by 'Innocent', the people who make smoothies as part of their 'Buy one get one Bee' campaign. As I keep my bees at Hanbury Hall anyway, I volunteered to look after the National Trust's beehives as well. So, one sunny day a big box of bits arrived, and we tried to turn it into a beehive!
The beehive arrived as a ‘flatpack’. There were about 210 pieces ... and no instructions. Fortunately, it is a WBC style hive, which is the same as the other beehives, so the occasional sneaky look at another hive helped in the build!
The beehive arrived as a ‘flatpack’. There were about 210 pieces ... and no instructions. Fortunately, it is a WBC style hive, which is the same as the other beehives, so the occasional sneaky look at another hive helped in the build!
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