beeno
Queen Bee
- Joined
- Apr 25, 2011
- Messages
- 5,181
- Reaction score
- 234
- Location
- South East
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 5
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... the beekeeping season that is. All mine tucked up snug, time to put all the equipment away (don't have that much really) until spring, well nothing much is going to happen now until OA. Wrong, nearly there, when I receive a call from a member of the public intent on saving a swarm of bees that has been sitting in a tree in their car park for the past three weeks. Sadly, they had tried their local BKA, but there was no room at the Inn. However, I was prepared to make some room at mine, as I often find that I am peoples' last port of call, and I feel as a beekeeper I want members of the public on our side.
I am not sure who was the Queen Bee, as a 4m scaffolding tower was erected to get to the swarm, which by now had built seven combs. Considering what I put them through, they were very good girls. Probably, fatigued as they were extremely low on stores. All the bees were nice and fluffy, with a laying queen, who laid in the swarm box overnight. They are now hived on new combs with 1:1 for some urgent food, honey, pollen and I will make some fondant for the future. They are a good sized swarm, so I expect them to pull through, but were caught in the nick of time. Thank you to Peter and Nick for persevering.
... the beekeeping season that is. All mine tucked up snug, time to put all the equipment away (don't have that much really) until spring, well nothing much is going to happen now until OA. Wrong, nearly there, when I receive a call from a member of the public intent on saving a swarm of bees that has been sitting in a tree in their car park for the past three weeks. Sadly, they had tried their local BKA, but there was no room at the Inn. However, I was prepared to make some room at mine, as I often find that I am peoples' last port of call, and I feel as a beekeeper I want members of the public on our side.
I am not sure who was the Queen Bee, as a 4m scaffolding tower was erected to get to the swarm, which by now had built seven combs. Considering what I put them through, they were very good girls. Probably, fatigued as they were extremely low on stores. All the bees were nice and fluffy, with a laying queen, who laid in the swarm box overnight. They are now hived on new combs with 1:1 for some urgent food, honey, pollen and I will make some fondant for the future. They are a good sized swarm, so I expect them to pull through, but were caught in the nick of time. Thank you to Peter and Nick for persevering.