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Swarm Catcher
Recently I bought a nucleation box to have just in case our colony decided to swarm. Unfortunately I forgot to order brood frames and foundation […]
Sophia Blogs
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 […]
Buzzing Around – the Physics of Bee Flight
PDF version downloadable here Age group 5th– 6th class Total time 1-1.5hrs Outline: To learn about the importance of bees, the science of flying, and […]
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 […]
Homemade rockets rock!
Download PDF version of this activity here Age group 3rd – 6th classTotal time: 1hr – 1.5hrs Outline: To learn about forces, gas pressure, and […]
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 […]