posted 6th April 2026
Here in the East of the UK we have had a very mild but wet winter and we are really happy to see the arrival of the Spring sunshine. The bees have become very active over the past couple of weeks and as the queen increases here egg laying bee numbers in the hives are building rapidly.
As beekeepers we need to keep a very close eye on how quickly the hives are filling. Carefully judging when is the right time to give them more space. A combination of factors; number of bees, day and night temperatures, nectar flow/pollen availability.
More space is created by adding supers. These are the boxes which sit on top of the main brood which have frames where bees can obtain extra space and start to make honey. I store my frames from last year in plastic boxes and then transfer these into the hive along with some new ones.