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Inspecting two hives – Swanson and Glen Eden 2

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

The weather was good and the temperature was 22 degrees today, so I decided to inspect a couple of our hives. Days in which inspections can be done are becoming fewer and fewer, as New Zealand heads into winter. Here … Continue reading →

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Save the Bees – Stop the Fee – UPDATE

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

Here are our thoughts after attending the Auckland Council hearings, held at the beautiful Auckland Town Hall, on the Auckland Council Draft - Long Term Plan. Introduction It was good to see a lot of other bee-keepers today at the meeting, and as we … Continue reading →

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Never hold a frame full of bees away from the hive

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

What Happened A couple of weeks back we had an incident with the Remuera 1 hive. We were inspecting frames and the queen must have fallen from the it. When we were cleaning up after the inspection, we noticed a … Continue reading →

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Went along to the Auckland bee club

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

Wow what a great day in Auckland today and wow what a great turn out of new and existing members at the bee club. I gave a presentation about how to merge two hives together using the newspaper method. Have … Continue reading →

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