This fascinating video clip shows Monty Don‘s new top bar hive being stocked with honey bees from a swarm collected by a local beekeeper. Watch as the thousands of docile bees make their way up the ramp and into the hive, and pick up lots of tips on keeping honey bees. Plus, what to do if you spot a swarm in your garden.
Keeping a top bar beehive (part two)
Watch Monty's bees enter their new hive, and pick up lots of tips on keeping honey bees in this video. Plus, find out what to do if you spot a swarm in your garden.
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