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2012

CBKA at EcoFest in Canterbury, 11th May 2013. Courtesy of Dik Ng.

Lots of newbies at the first winter meeting (3/10/2012) with 25 honies to taste

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brogdale cherry 2012 006 | Chris Bristow demonstrating at the Brogdale Cherry Festival, 2012

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Apiary March 29 2012 001 | Chris Bristow demonstrating at the Brogdale Cherry Festival, 2012

Apiary March 29 2012 002 | Chris Bristow demonstrating at the Brogdale Cherry Festival, 2012

Apiary March 29 2012 003 | Chris Bristow demonstrating at the Brogdale Cherry Festival, 2012

Apiary March 29 2012 005 | Chris Bristow demonstrating at the Brogdale Cherry Festival, 2012

Julian Audsley with the bees on the roof of Whitefriars | Chris Bristow demonstrating at the Brogdale Cherry Festival, 2012

IMG_5925 | Chris Bristow demonstrating at the Brogdale Cherry Festival, 2012

IMG_5922 | Chris Bristow demonstrating at the Brogdale Cherry Festival, 2012

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IMG_5918 | Chris Bristow demonstrating at the Brogdale Cherry Festival, 2012

honey bee feeding on crystallised honey in a comb | Chris Bristow demonstrating at the Brogdale Cherry Festival, 2012

honey bee cleaning antennae with foreleg (there's a special adaptation to do this) | Chris Bristow demonstrating at the Brogdale Cherry Festival, 2012

honey bee collecting pollen from a camellia flower in March | honey bee collecting pollen from a camellia flower in March

Larva in queen cell, sitting in a pool of royal jelly. Note the spiracles (holes) in the body, through which the larva breathes. | honey bee collecting pollen from a camellia flower in March

bumble bee approaching a comfrey flower to collect pollen | honey bee collecting pollen from a camellia flower in March

house bees cover frames of brood, making sure that the larvae are well-fed, warm, and healthy | honey bee collecting pollen from a camellia flower in March

The lowest peanut-shaped queen cell is already opened, so the queen has emerged | The lowest peanut-shaped queen cell is already opened, so the queen has emerged

the centre of the hive is where the broodnest can be found. It has a characteristic arch of honey over it, and a uniform pattern of sealed brood at the centre | The lowest peanut-shaped queen cell is already opened, so the queen has emerged

a frame of sealed broad, complete with three queen cells | The lowest peanut-shaped queen cell is already opened, so the queen has emerged

Bees will fill space in the hive box with comb. Here the bees have drawn out comb on the bottom of a short frame | The lowest peanut-shaped queen cell is already opened, so the queen has emerged

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Tutorial in lighting the smoker - Julian

There she is!

Ridding of a comb of drone cells and accompanying varroa mites

Record keeping - absolutely essential

Queen cell

Mite counting

Inspection

Inserting a clean board for mite count

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Drone brood to be frozen for mite count

Caging the queen

Bees around the queen cage

Canterbury in Bloom awards ceremony - Julian Audsley and Martyn Barr

Canterbury in Bloom awards ceremony December 2012

Canterbury in Bloom awards ceremony - Julian Audsley and Peter Scutt

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2013

snow on 20-Jan | snow on 20-Jan

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newsletters | newsletters

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Tutorial in lighting the smoker - Julian | Tutorial in lighting the smoker - Julian

Caging the queen | Caging the queen

Record keeping - absolutely essential | Record keeping - absolutely essential

Inserting a clean board for mite count | Inserting a clean board for mite count

Mite counting | Mite counting

Drone brood to be frozen for mite count | Drone brood to be frozen for mite count

There she is! | There she is!

Queen cell | Queen cell

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Scraping a queen cell | Scraping a queen cell

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Bees around the queen cage | Bees around the queen cage

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Translocating the Queen | Translocating the Queen

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Ridding of a comb of drone cells and accompanying varroa mites | Ridding of a comb of drone cells and accompanying varroa mites

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