plumberman
House Bee
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- Location
- Surrey
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 5 and ahem "a few more"
Perhaps I'm misinterpreting some threads, but I get the impression that people are doing some sort of take crown board off and inspect frames type of inspection at the moment.
I live in relatively sunny surrey and there is no way I would do this until at least it is warm enough to feel comfortable in a T shirt. Even if you do find a problem, your options are very limited beyond feeding ( and hefting should tell you whether you need to be doing this).
I wonder just how many weeks you can potentially set back a colony by disturbance and loss of heat/damage to brood.
Just my 2p worth.
I live in relatively sunny surrey and there is no way I would do this until at least it is warm enough to feel comfortable in a T shirt. Even if you do find a problem, your options are very limited beyond feeding ( and hefting should tell you whether you need to be doing this).
I wonder just how many weeks you can potentially set back a colony by disturbance and loss of heat/damage to brood.
Just my 2p worth.