I've got plenty of spare foundation that I can frame up and give to them so once all the storms have passed I'll extract a few frames get a fully tally on the brood frames and put some foundation in for them to draw. Given the thunderstorms we've had in the past few hours I don't think I'll be...
There is definately no syrup in there as I've not fed them since the start of the year. It looks like as soon as the weather improves a little I'll be getting the extractor back out, cue the music! :) I didn't want to remove them initally as the chaps at the association told us to never extract...
I don't think I really explained the brood box situation very well at all. I've got around 5 full brood frames of stores and then 6 frames of BIAS surrounded with the usual nice arch of honey above them. Am I right in assuming the best route would be to uncap some of this and hope that they move...
The supers have been extracted and put back for cleaning so varroa treatment is next. I've been thinking about how I'm going to over winter my largest hive and was therefore looking for suggestions. There are still enough bees to fill nearly 2 supers so I don't particularly want to leave them...
Same here one hive has frames full of brood in all stages. The other two have queens from A/S which haven't had the weather to get out and about although having one fly at my face gives me the impression she'd been out and got her bearings. The other has supercedure take place so currently got 3...