PONTS’ WINTER PREP

WINTER PREPARATION BEGINS

Winter is a time for preparing for the new season ahead. We at Ponts Honey and Lincolnshire Apiaries are busy making new frames and dipping old ones in a solution of boiling washing soda.The frames come out free of old wax and propolis, ready to be fitted with new foundation wax.

My late father, who founded the business, was always reluctant to fit new foundation in frames before March. I have to concede he was right about most things bee related (sixty odd years of experience has to count for something) but about this he was wrong.  My advise is alway get prepared as much as possible in advance. That includes fitting foundation to frame – sooner the better. We know we will not have the time when the season starts.