Fonmon
- Awareness
How to help a battered colony get back up to strength
ALTHOUGH spring blossoms are emerging, the unsettled weather is preventing the bees from accessing their offerings.
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Storm Henk arrives – and brings trouble with him
LAST month’s article had me thinking that I should go and check the hives to make certain that dead bees…
Read More » - Past history
Were the Dark Ages really that dark?
Were the Dark Ages really that dark? In the last month, several significant archaeological finds here in south Wales have…
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Steam cleaning the hive to keep bees healthy
ALTHOUGH variable weather is the order of the day, all of the colonies are still foraging. There are two distinct…
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Is the original British bee making a comeback?
THE unsettled weather conditions are still persisting and this, of course, is sometimes catching the bees out. Sudden heavy showers…
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Bees are buzzing but need warmer weather
THE APIARY is literally buzzing with life. All the colonies have come through the winter months and theit priority is…
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Warmer weather is wearing out the ‘winter bees’:
Winter may well be on the way but the southerly airflow is keeping temperatures well into the teens.
Read More » - Events
Pirates step into the breach at Fonmon Castle
A Napoleonic extravaganza planned at Fonmon Castle in the Vale of Glamorgan this weekend has been cancelled due to worries…
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Fonmon resident’s opposition to proposed solar farm
A Fonmon resident who could be set to see a huge solar farm built near his front door has raised…
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News from the Fonmon Apiary
Beekeeping with Harold Williams THE BEEKEEPING YEAR is well under way now and, as with every other year, it is…
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