Bee column: Blooming Blackberry and Reverie

A newcomer to beekeeping says she cannot keep up to the work of the bees.

“My bees filled a super between Monday and Thursday with clear honey; where is all the nectar coming from?”

That’s about 14 kg of honey. A look at our hedgerows this week would clearly answer this as honey bees could be seen to be working hard flying between the blackberry flowers and back to the hives.