{"id":1099,"date":"2015-08-16T00:54:25","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T23:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/?p=1099"},"modified":"2018-08-21T10:18:43","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T09:18:43","slug":"valetines-beekeeping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/?p=1099","title":{"rendered":"Valetine&#8217;s beekeeping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Around Valetine&#8217;s Day is the beginning of the beekeeping calendar.<\/p>\n<p>With the days getting longer,  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alter48.fr\/air--thea-pas-cher.html\"> <\/a> and the catkins on the alder and hazel out,  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mochilas-kanken.com.es\/mochilas-fjallraven-kanken-classic.html\"> <\/a> the honeybees are starting to fly on milder days like today when the temperature hit 12 degrees at our apiary in Camley Street.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fjallravenkankenuk.me.uk\/\"><\/a> Here&#8217;s a bee having a rest on the roof of a hive after a short flight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20150215_130622749.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1100\" alt=\"IMG_20150215_130622749\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20150215_130622749-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20150215_135703685.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1101\" alt=\"IMG_20150215_135703685\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20150215_135703685-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So myself and Brian took a romantic walk around the apiary to check how the bees have been doing over the winter.<\/p>\n<p>He opened up the roof of all the hives and placed a feed of fondant over the hole in the crownboard for bees who may need it as a food supplement until more flowers are out.   <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alter48.fr\/-free-pas-chers.html\"><\/a> And if we have a cold spell,  <a href=\"\"><\/a> they may not be able to forage for a few weeks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20150215_124819743_HDR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1102\" alt=\"IMG_20150215_124819743_HDR\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20150215_124819743_HDR-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20150215_125135791.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1103\" alt=\"IMG_20150215_125135791\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20150215_125135791-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20150215_124855191_HDR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1104\" alt=\"IMG_20150215_124855191_HDR\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20150215_124855191_HDR-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A couple of hives didn&#8217;t make it through,  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alter48.fr\/-homme.html\"><\/a> but the majority are looking good at the moment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around Valetine&#8217;s Day is the beginning of the beekeeping calendar. 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