The time of year may
well have arrived for when mice will
be looking for Winter homes. The bees will have spent all
year gathering stores ready for the cold weather.
That lovely honey and
pollen will have been stored away,
sealed in honeycomb
and topped up with a wax coating.
Once the frosty weather has arrived,
hungry mice
will be looking for a cosy home to lodge inside
over the Winter time. What better place than a rent free,
dry and cosy beehive with a 'cupboard' full with food!
Please click here or the picture
to view mouse guards fitted to a hive
Early Autumn is the time for all beekeepers to act swiftly,
BEFORE that mouse gets inside and destroys next years
colony. Over my 10 years of keeping bees, I have lost several
hives, due to my own negligence in not fitting mouse guards
on the entrances. Don't let it happen to you as well.
Aluminium mouse guards can be obtained from your local beekeeping
agent, or alternatively, why not make your own. The picture
shown above demonstrates how easy it can be to construct your
very own plastic guards.
Clicking on it will show further details.
honeycomb
and topped up with a wax coating. 
