Colony Losses

[BeekeeperBob]

What sort of protein?
Stored pollen, soya, yeast, etc?

Duplicate

 

[SWEET]

We have Hazel, blackthorn, willow and gorse yeilding pollen here.

Only the small colonies are not bundling it in at the moment. But then they only have a frame or two of brood to feed.

Most colonies have a good frame of fresh pollen

Yes same here but nowhere near enough dragged into the hives yet and cold again so limited flying. Bit early to be going through each frame here, had a few nice days but rather leave them alone to drag resource in.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Am I alone in thinking this isn't going to end well

And there’s me thinking it was actually quite a nice quiet day.

STOP it you lot!

 

[SWEET]

What sort of protein?
Stored pollen, soya, yeast, etc?

 

[Erichalfbee]

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Have you any idea how long Ultrabee lasts. I found an unopened bucket in my shed with no expiry date. The last time I bought tubs it was when Patrick was still Mann Lake.

 

[SWEET]

Have you any idea how long Ultrabee lasts. I found an unopened bucket in my shed with no expiry date. The last time I bought tubs it was when Patrick was still Mann Lake.

When it landed (and knowing who the seller was) I did look into it, 12-24 months min if stored well.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Ah thanks. I’ll bury it in the compost bin.

 

[SWEET]

 

[JamezF]

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Looks like a ginger cake to me

James

 

[Parsonage Bees]

I don't remember. Is there usually a poll in late April, say, for actual winter colony losses? Once we've all opened up our colonies.

 

[pargyle]

I don't remember. Is there usually a poll in late April, say, for actual winter colony losses? Once we've all opened up our colonies.

Not an actual poll that I can remember ... it's not easy to create a poll that actually defines what true losses are - someone with 20 hives that loses 2 considers that a reasonable year, someone with three hives that loses two it's a disaster. You can't really base it on percentage loss although that's probably the only way to get any sense of the situation. What do you count as over winter losses and what has caused them ...

There is a poll creation feature on here - if you want you can concoct one and start a thread when you think it's time.

 

[Parsonage Bees]

Not an actual poll that I can remember ... it's not easy to create a poll that actually defines what true losses are - someone with 20 hives that loses 2 considers that a reasonable year, someone with three hives that loses two it's a disaster. You can't really base it on percentage loss although that's probably the only way to get any sense of the situation. What do you count as over winter losses and what has caused them ...

There is a poll creation feature on here - if you want you can concoct one and start a thread when you think it's time.

Once I'd posted that my brain actually started working. Who knows it might come up with something.

 

[SWEET]

Looks like a ginger cake to me

James

Would Sir like a slice -