IvyWatch UK and Ireland

[TryingToLetThemBee]

Flooding in, yet again. Touch wood getting such a good start for next season with all this mite-free(ish) late brooding. Ivy is my favourite forage plant.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Flooding in, yet again. Touch wood getting such a good start for next season with all this mite-free(ish) late brooding. Ivy is my favourite forage plant.

more brooding, more opportunity for mites to multiply, more stress on nurse bees. Catch 22 really

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

more brooding, more opportunity for mites to multiply, more stress on nurse bees. Catch 22 really

Good point, JBM. Will def vape the Apiguard-ed colony in a month. Not sure what to do about the vaped ones; hit and hope probably.

 

[BrianO]

Watched today as Bees flooded in and out some with pollen sacs packed to max.

Today 16 degrees and Ivy in full flow.

Incredible weather though due to change from 16 degrees today to 6 degrees next Sunday according to the Met boys and girls !!

 

[BrianO]

Watched today as Bees flooded in and out some with pollen sacs packed to max.

Today 16 degrees and Ivy in full flow.

Incredible weather though due to change from 16 degrees today to 6 degrees next Sunday according to the Met boys and girls !!

 

[BrianO]

Sunday last, Bedlam...

Going crazy on the ivy as busy as any summers day and huge amount of pollen coming in.

 

[BrianO]

Weather crap but still decent amount of Ivy flowers still in bud. Hopefully a few decent days to come before final flourish