Caught another Asian Hornet. Tried releasing it to monitor its route but it appeared to be rather dozy and I suppose its wings were wet too.
I'll keep it overnight and see about letting it go tomorrow.
One of my hives is really vicious. Wearing of a beesuit is mandatory once within 20 yards of the hive.
On Saturday so many bees came after me that I could no longer see through my veil-it was completely covered in bees. I removed over 20 stings from the hood after that episode and the bees...
Visited my two hives yesterday. One had no living bees in it but I had half expected that-with hindsight (wonderful science!) perhaps I should have united it with the other in the autumn. No lack of food as I'd left a super of honey and had kept fondant supplies topped up over the winter too. I...