Fastnet Area Beekeepers Association
Supporting Bees & Beekeepers in West Cork
Archives: Month: October 2021
Hello Beekepers! The clocks go back, the temperature drops, and the nights are longer and darker. The queen bumblebees go underground and hibernate, but what do our honeybees do? When the temperature falls below 13 degrees, the girls rarely fly and they huddle together in the hive and form what is known as a cluster. The workers surround queenie and …
Hello Beekepers! Hoping both you and your bees are keeping well. Firstly, apologies for the delay in writing this but, as will be explained later, we were waiting for confirmation as to when and where our next presentation is to take place. Fancy a free jar of association honey? Scroll to the bottom of this post for details of our …