Update on hive 1 today, and a side story..

I have not posted for ages, we have been a bit busy! There has been alot on. The greenhouse is starting to look like a place to grow food and plants, rather than store equipment, seeds have been scattered all over the place, and the bees, ah well, The Bees.

Where to start, so our three hives have seemed fine for a bit. Lots of honey in hive 1 all good, but bees are getting a bit cross (this was the hive that swarmed before), nothing too desperate. I wasn’t too worried, however I was talking to another beekeeper just this week and he told me this story. His bees were a bit grumpy, he thought ah well, it happens. Then a bit more angry and batting into him, ours do that. Then, somehow, 50 of them found their way into his suit and stung him. He collapsed due to the volume of venom and ended up in hospital. It wasn’t anaphylactic shock, just so much venom. He described his bees in many ways I cannot repeat here, very sadly they had to be destroyed as just too aggressive. Blimey, I thought, hope thats not in store for us. He is back beekeeping, though he said he thought about it for a few days.

Just in case, I do blog for help though, here is what to do if you come across a beekeeper with anaphylactic shock, just saying.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/anaphylaxis/

Credit for photo: https://www.1staidsupplies.com/2019/01/11/first-aid-supplies-to-keep-on-hand-for-bee-stings/

And hive 2? That’s a complete disaster but I am going to have to leave you hanging until tomorrow. You know that other stuff that gets in the way, well, Scouts are hiking tomorrow and boy beekeeper cannot find his scout trousers, signing off for now.