First winter beekeeping check...do I still have bees????#winterbeekeeping #hivelife #beekeeper #bees

Inspections help beekeepers monitor the health of the colony. #beehealth #beekeeping #hiveinspection

Queen marking and moving into Hivegrove House

Inspection day at the apiary, with the addition of a recently collected swarm #apiary #honeybees

Queen bee laying! Managed to catch her on film. #queenbee #honeybee #hivelife #beekeeper #beekeeping

It's the circle of life...the Queen lays eggs, the nurse bees feed the larvae, then cap the cells!

The Queen has joined the rest of the hive and everything looks good. #honeybee #queenbee #beekeeper

Checking on the New 👑 #beekeeping #backyardbeekeeping #beekeeper #hivelife #newqueenbee #newqueen

Introducing HM Queen Urraca II to her new subjects. 👑#newqueenbee #honeybee #beekeeping #hivelife

Introducing a new Queen to a Queenless hive. #queenbee #newqueen #beekeeping #honeybees #happyhive

Bees by post! Royalty by Royal Mail! How does a new Queen bee arrive? #beekeeper #queenbee #honeybee

How do I know if a honeybee is male or female? #honeybee #drone #workerbee #beekeepinglife

Welcome to the apiary in the New Forest, Hampshire. #bee #backyardbeekeeping #outapiary #honeybees

Swarm collection at New Park, Brockenhurst today #bees ##swarmcollecting #honeybees #beekeeping

A little while later #beekeeper #bee #beekeeping #backyardbeekeeping #newhive #hivelife

1st time beekeeper transfers polynuc to hive! #honeybee #beekeeping #beekeeper #backyardbeekeeping

The girls are settling in well

Husband wanted to have a go at frame building too! #beekeeping #beekeeper #honeybee

The journey will be full of mistakes, today saw the first! 🤣