Our bees have made their first move of the season, making the short trop down to the stunning gold fields of oil seed rape (brassica napus) in Wicklow. We will move most of our hives to The Garden of Ireland to forage on the first strong crop of the year. The hives build up numbers and strength as the queen begins laying in earnest with so much food readily available. It is an exciting and challenging time of year as we move from the quiet months into the buzz of weekly inspections!