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Read Apiaries
Welcome to Read Apiaries. Our hives are situated in Church Crookham, Dogmserfield and Crookham Park.
Like most UK beekeepers (there’s about 44,000 of us) I keep Honey Bees
Beehive at night. External temperature was -1C. On this thermal image of one of my wooden hives you can clearly see the location of the colony cluster due to the slightly elevated heat signature coming through the wood sides of the hive (honeybees will maintain the core cluster at 20C – and this will rise to 36C once raising brood starts, which will be any day now. It takes alot of energy and hence food to keep this warm in the winter!). The cluster is central in the brood box and not all at the top, a good sign. a) the bees are clearly alive, and b) they are not all at the top which could indicate a lack of food supply.
Wishing all our followers and purchasers of our honey a Merry Christmas and New Year!![]()
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Our honey has been as popular as ever, and we’ve now sold out of all of our 2024 honey. The honey for sale sign will come down outside the house until next year. Thank you bees!![]()
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All the colonies are OK and have plenty of food to last them the winter. We occasionally see them out flying on the milder, sunnier days, but otherwise they remain clustered tightly inside their insulated hives keeping each other warm.
Thanks to everyone who came to see us today, and say hello at Fleet Xmas festivities, and if you bought some honey, thank you too!
If you’re local come over to Ridgeway school Farnham . Lots for all to do and buy ![]()
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14 Frensham Road, ![]()
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For their school fair till 3 pm
As well as honey for sale from our usual “honesty” shelf outside our front door, we’re attending quite a few Christmas fairs and events over the next few weeks. Come and say hello, and maybe buy some of our lovely honey produced by our hives this year! ![]()
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Sat 23rd November 11-3pm, Ridgeway School, Farnham![]()
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Sun 24th November 11-3pm, Crookham Social Club![]()
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Tue 26th November 7-9pm, Napier School ![]()
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Wed 27th November 2-9pm, Fleet Festivities![]()
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Thu 28th November 6-8pm, Salesian College![]()
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Fri 29th November 2-4pm, Fleet Infants![]()
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Sat 30th November 10-tbd, Hart centre craft fair