Yesterday and today were warm and sunny for the hours around middle of the day and the lawn sited hive flying activity significant. So much so that I decided this final hive should be relocated without further delay. The sun was low in the sky in the late afternoon and flying had ceased so I enlisted my son, closed off the entrance and between us we carried the hive round to the new apiary site.
As with the other hives which we moved recently the entrance will remain closed until Weds afternoon or Thursday morning then I will open up but put some brushwood in front of the hive. This method seems to have worked well for the previous relocations as those hives were busy during the warm midday spell with bees coming and going in considerable numbers. This last hive seemed a bit lighter than the previous moves had been so I glanced in through the crown-board and could see some fondant still present but it is something I will have to monitor closely for the next few weeks.
As with the other hives which we moved recently the entrance will remain closed until Weds afternoon or Thursday morning then I will open up but put some brushwood in front of the hive. This method seems to have worked well for the previous relocations as those hives were busy during the warm midday spell with bees coming and going in considerable numbers. This last hive seemed a bit lighter than the previous moves had been so I glanced in through the crown-board and could see some fondant still present but it is something I will have to monitor closely for the next few weeks.
