It is important to give the colonies that are light a little help in early spring. Most plants that flower early in spring produce an abundance of pollen but not a great quantity of nectar. If weather conditions do not allow the bees to fly then we may decide to feed pollen in the form of Candipolline. Feeding in spring stimulates the queen to lay eggs, therefore feeding in spring is a double edged sword. Feed too soon or if winter returns for a final thros we may find feeding has merely resulted in producing more mouths that the colony is unable to feed without more intervention from the beekeeper.

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.