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On the busy, strong hives they're off and half width entrance in operation.

Bees are coming back in dozens looking like wasps covered in thick yellow pollen.

Having to hold back and exert some patience before adding another brood box.

As BT says below - pollen gets knocked off and bees struggle to get in. IMHO
 
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Good strong activity last weekend, if I see the same next w/e then guards will come off and be replaced with quarter width entrances
 
Too late IMHO - apparently mice move out in February so, with pollen coming in, get them off asap.

R2
 
region2 said:
Too late IMHO - apparently mice move out in February so, with pollen coming in, get them off asap.

R2
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too late in Sussex possibly? thats where local knowledge and judgement comes in to play. Scraped ice of the windscreen again this morning .....
 
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We had ice day before last - if pollen's coming in I still reckon you're OK to remove them.

R2 (off to Newcastle in April - should I take a coat?)
 
All taken off today.
Full width entrances now until the dreaded wasps appear.

Peter
 
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