Anvil Cottage Bees

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Stephen Turner

14/06/2019

03/09/2016

A couple of weeks ago Stuart and I rescued some bees from an old house which was being taken down. Sadly I fear someone had been at them with some form of insect killer :-(

25/07/2016

Pease see attached BBKA animation about how everyone can keep bees

https://vimeo.com/168194290?ct=t(Worker_Bee_March_20163_21_2016)&mc_cid=48e9469847&mc_eid=8d46bf6762

How to support honey bees through positive planting action. There are over 40,000 honey bees in a colony at the height of the season and 25,000 as they go into winter…

14/07/2016

Honey available NOW! £4 per jar. If you sponsored a hive last year then your's is waiting for you.

08/07/2016

What a busy week, collected the super frames & extracted the honey. Nearly 80 jars!! Just in time for the school summer fayre! Everyone who sponsored a hive last year - get in touch your honey is waiting for you. :-) The rest is going to the fayre this afternoon.

29/06/2016

It's that time of year again, 3 swarms collected in the last week, including 2, yes 2!! From Ely College.

15/06/2016

Last weekend Shelby & I gave a talk on bees to the children of Ely Wildlife group at their bug hunt. I took a frame of honey out of one of the hives and it was full! Need to get extracting. Watch this space - especially the people I owe a jar (or 5) of honey to.

03/06/2016

I'm helping out Ely Wildlife Watch on 11th June, talking to young people about bees.

03/04/2016

http://www.countryliving.co.uk/lifestyle/the-good-life/how-to/a276/beekeeping-for-beginners/

Beekeeping is a wonderfully rewarding and relaxing pastime. It needn't take up huge amounts of time or cost the earth. Follow this beekeeping for beginners guide and you'll gain an insight into one of nature's most fascinating creatures, not to mention delicious honey

30/03/2016

Lovely piece on planting for pollination http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/how-to-grow/how-to-plant-for-pollinators/

Camilla Goddard used to be a public art consultant but now looks after bees in London. She maintains hives on top of the Garrick Club, on the National Gallery, on the Old Bailey, at St Katharine Docks, in several schools, and she keeps bees at sites in Greenwich and Brockley. She sells honey and wil…

29/01/2016

Soaring 17 metres in the air, The Hive is an immersive, multi-sensory experience

19/08/2015

Just moved the bees we extracted from the wall in soham from nuc boxes into a new hive. There are loads of wasps around robbing their honey so I will need to put out another wasp trap & feed the bees. Also found this huge bumble bee dead by the boxes. Never seen one so huge. Head to tip it's about 3/4 inch.

16/08/2015

Love these new stamps

We think these new Royal Mail bee stamps are brilliant!

Since May 2014, the British Beekeepers Association (the organisation behind Friends of the Honey Bee) has been working with the Royal Mail to produce a new range of stamps featuring bees and their lifestyle.

They go on sale on August 18th, so keep a look out for them (and if sending us any post, remember to use your bee stamps!).

11/08/2015

A bit of footage from this afternoon

11/08/2015

11/08/2015

And more photos

11/08/2015

More photos from this afternoon's removal from a wall in Soham fen

11/08/2015

This afternoon/ evening's excitement was removing a colony of bees from a wall in Soham. Loads of comb - more than would fit in the nuc box & tens of thousands of bees flying around. Heading back shortly to collect & bring them home. They will have to live in the nuc box for a couple of days until I can get another hive here. This is when I am particularly thankful for all the wonderful people who have sponsored the bees so I can go buy another hive.

06/08/2015

Off to speak to the Rotary Club of Littleport this evening. Presentation all ready to go, a bit nervous but I'm sure it will be fine

08/07/2015

Home made strawberry jam. Just strawberries, sugar, a little lemon juice & pectin (to make it set) £3 jar. Collect littleport or delivery possible.

03/07/2015

Many flowers are attractive to bees, with different types of bee varying in their particular preferences. In particular, long-tongued bumblebees such as Bombus hortorum tend to favour deep flowers, and of course short-tongued bumblebees such as Bombus terrestris prefer shallow flowers. Sometimes sho…

02/07/2015

Closer pics - the detail is fab.

02/07/2015

We made beeswax candles this evening.

01/07/2015

Very interesting video of the early development of a bee

01/07/2015

Two experts discuss what you should do if a bee stings your dog or cat — and how you can reduce the risk of a sting in your backyard.

29/06/2015

This is a brilliant new scheme from the BBKA. Please read & help the honey bees with Winnie the Pooh

Who better to save honey bees than honey's biggest (and furriest) fan? 10 easy steps to save bees from Winnie-the-Pooh & the British Beekeepers Association.

25/06/2015

A call from a lady in littleport this afternoon meant stu & I jumped in the beemobile (again) to go and collect. This time the ladies had gathered inside the roof of a shed which was about to be demolished. We brushed them into the cardboard box & have left the box for them to settle into. Will be going back later to collect &;bring home

24/06/2015

We had a call this afternoon from a man in Soham with a small swarm (caste) on a bush in his garden. Off to the beemobile Stu & I went & put them in a nuc box. We will go back to collect them this evening. I'd better get building the hive that turned up yesterday.

23/06/2015

Thank you very much for your interest in Anvil Cottage Bees. If you are looking to sponsor a hive please see below for information.

Please send a message to the page to confirm you have paid. I can then ensure I send you a receipt & thank you.

To pay with paypal please send to the email address shown below

[email protected]

I would appreciate it if you can send the payment as a friends & family transfer or I get charged by paypal. Also please give your name & "Bee hive sponsorship" as a reference

To pay into the bank please message me via the page and I will give you the bank details. When you make payment please give your name as the reference.

I will email you a receipt & voucher for your jar of honey.

If you wish to pay in cash please contact me via the page for our address.

Thank you very much for your support, please keep watching the page for updates.

18/06/2015

As you may be aware I am a local beekeeper who has been quite busy the last few weeks with swarms of bees. Lack of hive space is becoming an issue and someone suggested local people sponsoring a hive. I would like to offer local people the chance to support a honey bee hive in the Littleport area. £10 sponsorship for a year would include a jar of honey when harvested. The money would be used to buy beekeeping equipment including hives, frames & foundation, jars & labels for honey and other bee related paraphernalia. I would also hope to hold information sessions locally as time allows. Any assistance from interested parties would be welcomed. If you would be interested in sponsoring a hive Please LIKE THE PAGE & I'll send further details.