02/09/2026
Observation Hive - Cliffe Castle Museum
Be nature connected
Lee and I checked the colony yesterday (24 August) to see whether wehave a new, mated, queen 21 days after leaving the queen cell found on3 August. We didn’t spot a new queen, or eggs to suggest that we haveone in the colony – but the bees were very calm and there were polishedcells on the frame...