Tag Archives: bees

31Jan/19

Overwintering Bees

January 31, 20192019Beekeeping equipment, bees, Candypoline Gold, feed, fondant, native Irish Honeybees, pollen fondant, stores, Winter Saleadmin

There’s heavy snow on the ground here at present. How is it with you?  Have you checked that your bees have enough stores to get them through? Wait till it thaws andRead More…

11Aug/18

Crop, Feed and Varroa Treatment

August 11, 20182018api-rim, ApiGuard, apiguard rim, bees, eke, natural, thymol, tray, treatment, varroaadmin

Here at Mill Lane we try to take our honey crop at the end of July, then we give them a good feed of syrup to help them over that shock andRead More…

29May/18

Bee Heaven

May 29, 20182018apidea, Bee hives, bees, brood box, Cedar, Commercial, frames, gloves, hat and veil, hive parts, hive tool, insulated roof, Irish, jackets, National, nucs, open mesh floor, premier wax, queen, queen handling, roof, smoker, Suits, Super, wax, wax foundationadmin

All this glorious weather is suiting our girls….and I’m sure yours! So much going on all of a sudden with hives deciding it’s ‘that’ time, amongst other things. Don’t forget to getRead More…

03Feb/18

The Official Winter Sale is over. However….

February 3, 20182018, Special Offersbeekeeping, bees, Hives, Saleadmin

We are extending our Sale Prices for NIHBS Members who quote their Membership Number for the week immediately after their Athlone Conference: 10th 17th Feb. To get the sale price list pleaseRead More…

23Jan/18

This Weeks Special

January 23, 20182018, Feeding, Special Offersbee feed, beekeeping, bees, equipment, hive parts, Hives, National, Newsadmin

We have a small old stock of National Hoffman Shallow (SN4) frames going at €1 ea. First come first served! A wide range of Beekeeping supplies, feed, and equipment and also theRead More…

14Jan/18

Watch out for Specials!

January 14, 20182018, Special Offersbeekeeping, bees, honey, jacket, News, smock, special offers, Suitsadmin

Our Sale starts tomorrow 15th January. During the course of the sale we will put up a number of ‘Special Offers’. These will be limited to numbers available and to a certainRead More…

31Oct/17

Date for your 2018 Diary!

October 31, 2017Special Offersbeekeeping, bees, Feeders, fondant, Hives, honey, Mouse Guards, Sale, special offers, syrup, Times, Vapmite, Vaporiseradmin

Mill Lane Beekeeping Winter Sale will be on from 15th January until 27th January 2018 with all the great offers you’re used to from us and more! Please add to your favouritesRead More…

13Jul/17

Solvex, Chemical Resistant Gloves ideal for beekeeping….

July 13, 20172017, Special Offers9-frame radial, beekeeping, beekeeping gloves, bees, Hives, honey, honey extractor, strainer, uncapping roller, uncapping trayadmin

We’ve just got a new delivery of Solvex Nitrile gloves in, from size 6 up to size 10. The price is also down now to €5 per pair. Brilliant value. Don’t forgetRead More…

01Jun/16

Tidy Towns encouraging Pollinators: Honey Bees the Best

June 1, 2016Welcomebees, Hives, honey, Pollinators, Special Discounts, Tidy Townsadmin

You know the old Einstein quote about if we lose the bees, we won’t be too far behind….. Well, that’s because honey bees are the most prolific pollinators of plants. I’ve beenRead More…

23Aug/12

Time to Feed your Bees

August 23, 2012Feedingapiaries, ApiGuard, beekeepers, bees, feeding, fondant, honey, supers, syrupadmin

Welcome Back to Mill Lane! Whether  you’ve been lucky enough to get honey this year or not, now is the time to treat your bees for varroa and to start feeding themRead More…