BEEKEEPING
Busy days down in the apiary in spring
A
s the saying goes, “It
never rains but it
pours.” (Except for the
fact that in Gauteng it doesn't
seem to rain either…) And at
this time of year that saying
applies in full measure to
Gauteng's beekeepers, as
everything starts to happen at
once!
The phone rings: “The bees
are at my back door and we
Catching swarms and rehousing bees keep the
serious beekeeper busy at this time of year ...
another in our series of articles on these
important insects by the Eastern Highveld
Beekeeper!s Association chairman Peter Clark
He will go about a queen
cell search.
Armed with extra brood
chambers, frame