Cretan apiary

[NickDub]

Hi,
Took a couple of photos of this well we were on holiday last week, near Georgiopolis N Crete.

 

[Skyhook]

Can't see much forage- is this a wintering yard?

 

[NickDub]

My guess would be that the hives get moved around at certain times - of course being October most of the country was bone dry when we were there. The ivy hedge on the way down to the loos in Knossos was very popular

 

[Itchy]

You got to love pallets!

 

[stoneleighhouse]

Brother lives on Crete says serious losses due to Asian hornet has forced many beeks to give up

 

[Norton]

The ivy hedge on the way down to the loos in Knossos was very popular

No doubt some of our bees as we have an apiary just down the road.

The colonies in the photos have probably been taken to the area for carob, the tree in photo is a carob, it produces abundant nectar and pollen at this time of the year.

The asian hornet does not occur in Crete. The problem is with the oriental hornet, Vespa orientalis, but they are controllable by the use of traps etc.

 

[Ely]

Quite a lot of thyme honey in Kefalonia

 

[Chris Luck]

Brother lives on Crete says serious losses due to Asian hornet has forced many beeks to give up

How did they get there?

Chris

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

You got to love pallets!

Good for hefting and strapping to a firm base etc.

 

[REDWOOD]

They make good rafts for some beekeepers last year

 

[Bates]

They make good rafts for some beekeepers last year

Well none of our pallets floated even stacked 6 high