top of page
Andy Fox
Jan 53 min read
Keeping our Bees Fed: Winter Fondant Feeding Explained
As winter continues, keeping our bee colonies healthy and well-fed is essential. The colder months present various challenges, such as...
4 views0 comments
Andy Fox
Nov 1, 20231 min read
"How to Make Sugar Syrup for Your Bees: A Step-by-Step Guide"
We make two strengths of sugar syrup at Foxes Honey. An almost 2-1 syrup for Autumn and a weaker one for Spring to simulate an early...
10 views0 comments
Andy Fox
May 26, 20231 min read
May in the Apiary
May has been a busy month in the apiary. Almost overnight, we found all our colonies were on the increase, some swarm control measures we...
21 views0 comments
Andy Fox
Dec 31, 20221 min read
Expanding Our New Orchard Apiary
Today we moved another five hives to the Orchard Apiaries. The weather was appalling. It constantly rained. Andy G and I were soaked;...
19 views0 comments
Andy Fox
Dec 17, 20221 min read
Lost to Bandit Wasps.
Last Weekend we found one of our hives empty of bees. It had been under attack from wasps in late September, So we reduced the entrance...
14 views0 comments
Andy Fox
Nov 20, 20221 min read
Kent Orchard Our New Apiary
Today Andy G and I moved 2 hives from Herne Village apiary to one of our farm apiaries. On arrival we opened up the hive entrances and...
31 views0 comments
Andy Fox
Nov 6, 20221 min read
🍁 Autumn Feeding 🍂
Today we checked all the bee hives to make sure they had some fondant available, the weather was terrible it rained continuously Elaine...
7 views0 comments
Andy Fox
Apr 22, 20221 min read
Eggs at Last
Finally, some eggs in my first split of the season. The queen has finally started to lay, and soon this hive will be full of new bees...
8 views0 comments
bottom of page