Killucan Honey

29/05/2026

Great service from Peter Nea removing stubborn beeswax and propolis from a dual uncapping tank and for melting beeswax cappings. Good as new, getting ready for harvesting soon.
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28/05/2026

Swarm arriving into some nuc boxes. Rehomed it into a bigger brood box & super.

24/05/2026

Busy busy busy time of year. Bees are foraging on mostly sycamore, red clover, horse chestnut, mountain ash, cow parsley, & with this extra heat Hawthorne too. Swarm control in full swing

20/05/2026

Happy world bee day. For 35 years beekeepers across Ireland have been campaigning for a ban on imported Honeybees. Our native honeybee is under threat from non native sub species, hybrid honeybees, exotic pests and diseases. Thousands of queens are coming into the country every year diluting our unique genetics. We have cross party support for this in the Dail. Need action now from the government. .

13/05/2026

This is our busiest time of year, flat out on hive inspections. Even crappy weather cannot stop swarm control. Waiting out showers in the jeep to check hives. The weather is cold & wet for the next few days but from the middle of next week it's improving.

12/05/2026

Only few places left, if booked out it might be ran again.
Introductory to Beekeeping, the basics you need to know before handling bees.
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04/05/2026

Weekly inspections checking for queen cells which have a larvae charged with royal jelly. Play cups with just eggs in them are noted & left alone. Bees can mess around with play cups for weeks removing eggs All in the notes.

03/05/2026

Introductory to Beekeeping
with Tom McDonnell of Killucan Honey

You will Learn:

-The Beekeeping year. Managing the bees – Preparing

honeybees for winter, spring buildup, summer season &

inspections.

-Life cycle. Of the Worker bee, Drone, Queen - roles and duties

-Equipment. Demo of hive parts, initial set up costs, running costs

and keeping it low cost. Time & Prep work involved.

-Hygiene. Equipment and with bees, pests and diseases.

-Harvesting. Honey and beeswax.

-Byproducts of the hive – Expectations & types of Honey harvested

from an Irish countryside and how climate effects yield & flavour,

pollens, propolis and beeswax.

Introductory to Bee Keeping.
€50.00
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30/04/2026

Had 6 call outs in the last week in Killucan area for Solitary bees. The red mason bee. This bee is completely harmless, only see them between March & June and that's it. It's a sign of good biodiversity in an area if they are found. I will not be disturbing this type of solitary bee, they don't sting and are completely different from honeybees and pose no danger or threat to anyone.

Ireland’s Mason Bees One third of Ireland’s wild bee species are threatened with extinction from our island. This is mainly because we’ve drastically reduced the habitats that provide them with food and shelter. Other factors include pesticides, pests and diseases, … Continued

28/04/2026

Spring forage from spring wildflowers, Dandelion, Willow, fruit trees & fruit bushes. The horse chestnut is just starting. Sycamore to come yet & Hawthorne.
Looking for Apiary sites outside of the Killucan area that can hold 6 to 8 hives with good access.