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Replacement GSM Units Arrive: Scale Calibration
Just as I had given up on getting the repaired units back from Slovakia, brand new replacement units appeared in my postbox. And that was […]
Sophia Blogs
Sophia Hive – One Year On
It is almost a year since we ventured into the amazing world of bees. The Sophia colony has survived the Irish winter, although I can’t […]
Expansion Room and Honey Show
With the late Autumn sunshine last week, the apiary bees took full advantage to do some late autumn stocking up of supplies, particularly pollen provided […]
September Sunshine
We hope to place observation cameras on a hive to monitor flight patterns and general colony behaviour. The ‘Beehivemonitor’ system integrated with the Sophia hive […]
Finishing Touches
The focus of yesterday’s work at the Three Counties apiary was on labeling the jarred honey. The Three Counties Beekeeping Association use only native Irish […]
Honey Extraction
The ThreeCounties beekeepers rented the community hall in Knocklong for three days (22nd to 24th Aug) in order to set up a honey extraction unit […]
Contemplating Harvest
Arrangements have been made to harvest this year’s bounty of honey. First, clearing boards – basically a one-way zebra crossing system for bees that allows […]
Honey Accumulation
It has been a couple of weeks since an update on the hive has been posted (vacation time). However, Three Counties Beekeepers have been busy […]
Sophia Queen Bee Marking
Today was warm and a little breezy at the apiary. The Sophia hive was inspected and all appears to be well within. The picture underneath […]
Bee Hive Monitor Installed
Thanks to Pauline and Alan, the scales and ‘Hive Heart’ were installed this evening. Testing is on-going but you may be able to see live […]