Caroline’s Apiary

Caroline’s Apiary I’m a beekeeper located in West Harrow. I sell honey and other products of the hive including soap.

First lot of Spring honey coming off!! Ducks Hill Farm Eggs It will be a few weeks before it’s in the jar, but the bees ...
15/06/2026

First lot of Spring honey coming off!! Ducks Hill Farm Eggs It will be a few weeks before it’s in the jar, but the bees are finally happy with the weather. Only removing some frames to make room for the main honey flow over the next few weeks. They still have plenty for themselves just incase they need it. 😊🐝🍯

Building more frames in the hope that the bees will need them over the next few weeks. What else would you be doing in t...
11/06/2026

Building more frames in the hope that the bees will need them over the next few weeks. What else would you be doing in the rain ☔️ 🔨

Lime (Linden) trees are starting to flower here in London! Lime trees are a fantastic source of forage for bees. Hopeful...
09/06/2026

Lime (Linden) trees are starting to flower here in London! Lime trees are a fantastic source of forage for bees. Hopefully the warm weather next week will make the nectar flow. Everything seems so early this year. Will it be the same as last year, where after a crazy few weeks, everything finishes by the beginning of July?

What a difference a week makes. Not that we don’t need the rain, but hailstones, thunder and lightning too… 😩 ☔️⛈️ Rain ...
02/06/2026

What a difference a week makes. Not that we don’t need the rain, but hailstones, thunder and lightning too… 😩 ☔️⛈️ Rain definitely called off play for beekeeping today and 15° cooler 😱 ⚡️

Market open 11-3pm. Come along and take a look, lots of lovely stallholders, fabric, pottery, sauces, jewellery, plants...
31/05/2026

Market open 11-3pm. Come along and take a look, lots of lovely stallholders, fabric, pottery, sauces, jewellery, plants, coffees and more.

Can you spot the newly marked Queen? It seemed to be a new Queen marking day today. Found and marked 7 new 2026 queens w...
29/05/2026

Can you spot the newly marked Queen? It seemed to be a new Queen marking day today. Found and marked 7 new 2026 queens with this year’s colour, which is white. This one, I was particularly impressed with. Wall to wall brood (about to emerge new bees) on 9 out of 11 frames. Once they emerge, it will boost the colony by about 4,500 -5,000 bees per frame, so about 40,000 new bees. That’s going to be a fantastic boost of bees. Lovely calm bees too. If only they could all be like this…

Hopefully this is a good sign for the next few weeks. With rain showers promised next week and blackberries bursting int...
29/05/2026

Hopefully this is a good sign for the next few weeks. With rain showers promised next week and blackberries bursting into bloom, the nectar will surely start to flow. Making the bees and beekeeper happier 😊🐝

I will be taking part in this lovely, local market OneForty are amazing at supporting small local sellers and keep a st...
28/05/2026

I will be taking part in this lovely, local market OneForty are amazing at supporting small local sellers and keep a stock of my local honey 🍯 in the cafe. Come along and see what other local businesses are taking part. Along with local honey, I will be selling handmade soap, lip balm and moisturising creams. Also pure beeswax candles 🕯️.

I think it’s 1 to me and 1 to the bees 🐝. Even experienced beekeepers get caught out sometimes, but two days in a row is...
26/05/2026

I think it’s 1 to me and 1 to the bees 🐝. Even experienced beekeepers get caught out sometimes, but two days in a row is a bit excessive! I think they are feeling a bit grumpy in the heat. Also, they are defensive of their honey as we have no nectar coming into the hives at the moment. Here’s hoping the swelling doesn’t get any worse 🤞🏻No need for Botox and fillers when you’re a beekeeper 😂

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