Mansfield Apiaries

Mansfield Apiaries Bees are at the Heart of Mansfield Apiaries. Committed to good bee health. Healthy Bees make Happy Honey.

Mansfield Apiaries are located in Chaldon, Bletchingley and Oxted. Spring and Summer honey is available from all three locations, stock dependant.

The Home Apiary in May. The bluebells have had a wonderous year and all the Girls are building up nicely due to the abun...
05/06/2025

The Home Apiary in May. The bluebells have had a wonderous year and all the Girls are building up nicely due to the abundance of pollen and nectar. I have various BeeHives in my garden, WBC's, British Nationals, PolyNucs, TopBar and Straw Skeps. Each requiring different handling. These partially show the development of beekeeping across hundreds of years. Bees have been kept for over 9,000yrs in various vessels using every possible material available. I dont believe we can find anything better then what they have already found themselves...Trees.

SwarmCalls.This was the side of the stable's from the previous reel. The comb can be peeled back like the pages of a boo...
05/06/2025

SwarmCalls.
This was the side of the stable's from the previous reel. The comb can be peeled back like the pages of a book. This is a full size colony, for this time of year I'd say in the region of 30,000 bees easily. Come summer this would rocket up to the 50,000 mark. The peeled back comb demonstrates BeeSpace which is the term used to describe the space in between comb. The gap size is between 6-9mm. Anything less than 6mm will get filled with propolis or wax depending where in the hive the gap is located. Everything over 9mm has the potential of comb being built. Inside a wild comb colony like this, the bees make channels, holes, pathways and build comb in order to allow air to flow round the colony and prevent the build up of excess moisture, heat and carbon dioxide. Then come winter they reduce those holes to prevent heat loss while allowing fresh air to circulate and prevent mold.

This was the swarm rescued from the Grass three days earlier. I've turned the skep upside down to see their progress. Th...
05/06/2025

This was the swarm rescued from the Grass three days earlier. I've turned the skep upside down to see their progress. They are doing a lovely job of drawing wax, filling comb with nectar and pollen while creating plenty of room to which the queen has laid up loads of eggs. A perfect outcome.

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Chaldon
Caterham
CR35AL

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