Lots of pollen

[Cuckmere couple]

Taken into this hive yesterday

I removed the entrance block

 

[masterBK]

Probably willow pollen based on colour and which stained and examined under the microscope should look like this

 

[Cuckmere couple]

thanks MBK

they are in a wooded area surrounded by willow!

 

[Curly green finger's]

It a shame its not warmer the willow would be producing a small flow.
Willow isn't flowering locally near me but a mile down the road it's out in force.
Nice photo by the way.

 

[Cuckmere couple]

Thanks CGF

got some slo mo video i may try and upload too

entrance blocks.....would people agree with having removed the block in the photo above? it seemed to be creating too much of a holding pattern for me, but now wondering if i can remove all

 

[Earthboy]

Taken into this hive yesterday

I removed the entrance block

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Love the strength of this overwintered colony! I got one like this now working on second deep. But I did not remove my entrance reducer just yet, as they got about four inches of opening.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Thanks CGF

got some slo mo video i may try and upload too

entrance blocks.....would people agree with having removed the block in the photo above? it seemed to be creating too much of a holding pattern for me, but now wondering if i can remove all

I would remove it and put a reduced one in its an abelo so I'm not sure about entrance blocks per say.
Slow mo video .
100mm x 8mm is good all year round ( entrances)

 

[Cuckmere couple]

cant seem to post the video as it is a .mov....how do i easily change to a file type that can be uploaded...sorry to be dim

 

[Curly green finger's]

@Earthboy your posts are quite refreshing keep them coming

Mark.

 

[Curly green finger's]

I w

cant seem to post the video as it is a .mov....how do i easily change to a file type that can be uploaded...sorry to be dim

I don't know it took me a month to learn how to share links.
Do you have drop box?
I use drop box for my videos.

 

[Earthboy]

Oh, no! Mark, You are forgetting your countryman:

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge. —Stephen Hawking

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

entrance blocks.....would people agree with having removed the block in the photo above? it seemed to be creating too much of a holding pattern for me, but now wondering if i can remove all

I'd remove them

 

[Curly green finger's]

Oh, no! Mark, You are forgetting your countryman:

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge. —Stephen Hawking

Well I'm only a simple farmer and gardener I wouldn't know anything about knowledge or ignorance

 

[Cuckmere couple]

I'd remove them

Thanks JBM....i will at weekend i think as warmer all week here