Busy season for beekeepers and buyer beware

Marking queens is a tool simply to make them easier to find during the season and this important job was delayed slightly by a cool breeze. Writes Willie O’Byrne.

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25 May 2022

The dandelion and oilseed rape kick off brood rearing.

When the honeybees are busy so too are the beekeepers. Beekeepers are now in the busy season attending to their hives and bees.

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