Tremyfro
Queen Bee
- Joined
- May 19, 2014
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- Location
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Hive Type
- Beehaus
- Number of Hives
- Possibly...5 and a bit...depends on the bees.
Not celebrating yet but feeling really pleased so far. After reading about colony losses this winter and with worse weather forecast I needed to check and add stores. This year I made sugar cartons ....sugar damped and pressed into takeaway cartons ....and dried over a radiator.
I sprayed the surface of each sugar block and added them to the colonies....totally thrilled to see bees in each hive. Hopefully they will continue to survive for the rest of the winter.
After the sad losses last year I feel lucky to have the girls. Nosema was the problem so I will be watching carefully for any signs of lethargy and dwindling colonies. Thanks to prompt action and excellent advice from the forum we saved an ailing colony.
It was great to see their little faces through the plastic....
How are you all doing so far?
I sprayed the surface of each sugar block and added them to the colonies....totally thrilled to see bees in each hive. Hopefully they will continue to survive for the rest of the winter.
After the sad losses last year I feel lucky to have the girls. Nosema was the problem so I will be watching carefully for any signs of lethargy and dwindling colonies. Thanks to prompt action and excellent advice from the forum we saved an ailing colony.
It was great to see their little faces through the plastic....
How are you all doing so far?