Few pics from the season so far

[eltalia]

But we are not there and neither are you (all there anyway)

"we are not there"
True... many of the ol' Country(Hic) are stuck on eating the dregs -
how vCJD got a hold off many plate of offal - eat anything, even that
which never moved.
Us (Aussies) on the other hand..?.. well seems I list among many.
https://honeybee.org.au/may-2019-newsletter/
.... page 3 0f 18.

Bill

 

[sean-a]

Started slowing down here which is just as well, getting a bit of a struggle shifting them supers now - maybe I should try one of them carneekie things - just to cool them down a bit

Hmmm....I was feeling a bit chuffed with my lot this year until I saw that lot.

Are you sure that the boxes are full Mr Jenkins!

 

[Antipodes]

Hi Jenkins,

Is it a particular type of honey you have in those supers or is it mainly a bit of everything that has been flowering around them?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Hi Jenkins,

Is it a particular type of honey you have in those supers or is it mainly a bit of everything that has been flowering around them?

Whatever is flowering around them - it's mostly bramble, a dash of sycamore and clover with fireweed,Himalayan balsam now coming in. I'll have to clear the whole lot before long to make way for the heather

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Hmmm....I was feeling a bit chuffed with my lot this year until I saw that lot.

Are you sure that the boxes are full Mr Jenkins!

Some are too full - at one point they needed a fresh super every five,six days, and even then it was playing catchup

 

[B+.]

The OP is located in the Gower area. I wonder how different Glanaman is for forage?
From the photo, it looks like his area is predominantly dairy country

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

The OP is located in the Gower area. I wonder how different Glanaman is for forage?
From the photo, it looks like his area is predominantly dairy country

certainly not predominantly dairy - mixed arable, loads of wildflower meadows (google the Vile, Gower) rough grazing, scrubland woodland, heath, vegetable and soft fruit. not particularly different from the Aman valley - the river less than 100 yards from my front doorstep is the Northern boundary of the lordship of Gower - it's where we sent the sais packing.

 

[Antipodes]

That's great Jenkins. Impressive to get such a harvest without having to move the hives.

I've visited the Gower area and we went out to the Worm (Worm's Head)...fantastic height to the wave spray there when we saw it. Nice country.