Speed bumps and bees!

After searching for a temporary home for my colony while I move house my sister-in-law Sue came up trumps and my bees are now neighbours to a couple of dozen other hives at the Croydon Beekeepers apiary at Hartley Down allotment.

Secured and ready to go, or so I thought!

I had to wait until they had tucked up in bed in the evening, then strap the hive together and tape up the entrance. Then just a case of carrying them to the car, for once I was glad they weren't a thriving colony with several supers full of honey, honey is dammed heavy!, once in the car I had a serious panic attack, bees were coming out of the back of the hive, the mesh floor had come adrift while I was carrying it, all that had stopped them coming out was my groin!! Bloody hell, that would have taken some explaining in A&E:-), anyway some more tape and the bees where secured, well fingers crossed.

So off to the apiary, why does Sat Nav take me over every speed hump in South London! There ought to be a mode that avoids speed humps! :-) Sat Nav even tried to take me down a road that a horse would have struggled on!

Temporary home and near neighbours

Once at their new home it was pretty straight forward, in fact all to easy, tape off. mesh floor re-pinned and bees were mingling with their new neighbours.

Their next journey will be to their new home in my new garden, lets hope the effort will be worth it and they survive the winter.

PS How do I get grass stains out of my best linen trousers?