22Jan/13

Sale Specials (Jan 2013)

January 22, 2013queen marking and clippingadmin

  We’re into the last week of the Sale!!! Here are some last minute Special Offers   Extractors   9-Frame Radial, Manual, Stainless Steel Honey Extractor         €449 9-Frame Radial, Manual, PolytheneRead More…

04Jan/13

Winter Sale – 15 to 26 January

January 4, 2013Special Offersbargain, bee fondant, beekeepers, Cedar, fondant, frames, hive, Manley, premier wax, Sale, special offers, Thornes, value, winter feed, Winter Saleadmin

Happy New Year to All our Bloggers and Beekeeping Friends We are hoping that 2013 will prove to be a good year for Irish bees, bee-breeding, beekeeping and honey crops!!! To getRead More…

29Nov/12

Christmas is Coming…..

November 29, 2012Mill Lane Preservesadmin

Christmas is Coming….      It’s that time of year again. And even though belts have been tightened all year, and people still worry about the future, the Season of Goodwill is fast approaching,Read More…

05Oct/12

Planting, planting, planting

October 5, 2012Bee Plantsadmin

This year of all years we noticed great activity in the poly tunnels.There are always flowering plants there as we use edible flowers with our salads and we plant green manures. ItRead More…

17Sep/12

Wasps

September 17, 2012Autumn: Prepare for winter, Waspsfeeder, wasp trap, Waspsadmin

I am not at all proud of this picture. It really shows how things can get out of hand. As if the bees don’t have enough to put up with the badRead More…

04Sep/12

Feeding Frenzy

September 4, 2012Autumn: Prepare for winteradmin

Feeding Frenzy Mid morning yesterday when we went out our front door we were alarmed by the sound of the bees. At some stage one of our nucleus boxes had dislodged fromRead 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…

06Aug/12

Welcome

August 6, 2012queen marking and clippingartificial swarm, clipping, Digges District Beekeeping Association, Honey Show, marking, Mohill Agricultural Show, nucleus, queen cells, queens, turn and markadmin

Welcome again to our new site.  And before we say anything else……. Thank you so much Mel Howes for all your hard and inspired work in setting up our new website. WeRead More…

28Jul/12

Welcome to Mill Lane!

July 28, 2012WelcomeAghagrainne, Ballinamore, Drumshanbo, Lakeview Mills, Leitrim, Mill Lane Beekeepingadmin

We have just launched this website and are keen to hear what you think of it, so please do write and tell us. We’re just hopeful that you will like it and comeRead More…