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What gets me is why when you get the inevitable odd 5 bees in the extracting room (kitchen) do they appear to produce as much poop as a flock of seaguls. Or is this just my bees

Legs don't look large enough for a queen. My experience is that queens legs look a lot larger or beefier than worker legs.

The honey I have take off last weekend all smelt and tasted strongly of Lime. One hell of a minty kick is a good description. Well happy

Cherry Laurel also has extra floral nectaries which are loved by Honey Bees.

Anyone used these scales in the last 12 months? Wifi only are £155. Tempted to use at hone to see how flows come and go and how the weights changes through the day. I have read the comments on this thread and all I have to say is that once you have Solar Panels installed and you are technically...

Definitely looks like Cherry Laurel

Bug blast on my train windscreen is extremely minimal compared to other years, hardly had to use the screen wash and wipers to clear it at all.

When to extract in 2024 Wait a few weeks later than normal, possibly early to mid August as the season seems to have shifted later this year, what are other forum members thinking. Makes Varoa treatment a little later than ideal for many of us that don't Vape.

Walk last night and the smaller Lime trees are flowering and covered in bees of all varieties. You could smell the flowers too. They seem a different variety of Tilia and flower later.

Does Privet bring much nectar in?

Been for a walk in Solihull and whilst many of the large Limes have gibe over there are still a number of Limes flowering. Walked under one tonight covered in Honey bees. With warm and humid weather for the next 4 days fingers crossed the 5th super on my home hive fills; one can dream.

Ooo, just looked on the Abelo site and am very tempted. Didn't know they did this for this extractors.

On holiday just as the flow, I hope, got started. Fingers crossed when I get gone I have to add supers and although the weather is nit so good the nectar continues to pile in.

No difference, they will fly over Motorways and vast areas of trading estate devoid of greenery to find flowers.

Been chasing slugs like these all season long.

Let's 🐝 honest, for a PHD student looking for a thesis Apiculture has quite a few openings.

A person I know was an architect and developed mesothelioma in his early 80's. Was put down to visiting work sites to check on progress and breathing asbestos.

Lime just starting to flower un Shirley, Solihull.

Whole road near me with Lime Trees, everyone of which has tightly closed flower buds.

Lime tree at Blakedown (Kidderminster) railway station is flowering today.