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Hot and humid here last two days. Perfect weather for Hawthorne foraging. Hot and sticky for me!
Hot and humid here last two days. Perfect weather for Hawthorne foraging. Hot and sticky for me!
Hi all,
Some in the Irish beekeeping fraternity think Hawthorn pollen to be white for sure. I am just wondering if this is why my bees have white faces in the morning with nothing in their pollen baskets (going for the nectar). Late morning they did however come back with white pollen. In the afternoon it was all apple again, but not from my tree anymore. The flow from Hawthorn is very unpredictable apparently, but very nice if you get some honey from it. Anyone got experience of Hawthorne?
Yes it's lovely honey...I still have a few jars from last year.
Grab a few frames if you can.
Come on, it's obvious. It's make up...
Hi ErichA,
That is the plan, but they have not capped a lot of it yet! Hope I get to it before it is being used for swarm food. I was going to buy a Refractometer, (but it was £80). The ones used for the brewing industry measures sugar content, so beeks assume that the difference is water then - just to make it crystal clear? Can you or anyone else for that matter give me make and cost of the cheapest? Cannot shake my frames for the other test. Nice talking to you. Thanks to you and other forum members.
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