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Field Bee
- Joined
- Aug 5, 2009
- Messages
- 826
- Reaction score
- 1
- Location
- Berkshire
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 8 and 3 nucs...it's swarm time...
Average year.
The hives that did well, did very well and produced most of the honey - we've got about 250 pounds, mainly from 2 hives with a little bit from some others.
Mating after ASing was poor. Lots of drone layers.
Lots of supercedure has knocked other hives back, as well as swarming.
On the + side, we have dealt with our bad tempered bees, and got control of the neighbours bees that we suspect have been supplying the bad tempered drones.
Resolutions for next year: be better at ASing and cast control!
The hives that did well, did very well and produced most of the honey - we've got about 250 pounds, mainly from 2 hives with a little bit from some others.
Mating after ASing was poor. Lots of drone layers.
Lots of supercedure has knocked other hives back, as well as swarming.
On the + side, we have dealt with our bad tempered bees, and got control of the neighbours bees that we suspect have been supplying the bad tempered drones.
Resolutions for next year: be better at ASing and cast control!
