mignon
New Bee
- Joined
- Jun 6, 2010
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- 31
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- Location
- Shropshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 4
I have one colony on a brood and a half in a national hive and the Bees are at the busiest they have been all year bringing in masses of pollen and nectar from ivy, OSR and sunflowers (both of which have been planted as game crops) I haven't looked in the hive for about a 10 days but they are on their last few days of varroa treatment so intend to make an inspection soon. The last time I looked the brood box had plenty of brood and stores but the half brood was fairly empty so I was going to give them an autumn feed after the varroa treatment. However, given the abundance of forage I am afraid they will stock up on OSR and Ivy which doesn't seem like a good combination to over winter on. If, when I inspect the hive I find they have filled all available space what do I do? Because presumably it is not a good idea to put a super on this time of year to store the surplus and I can't really give them syrup as a "mixer" so the OSR and Ivy doesn't set too hard because space is still an issue. Any ideas and suggestions will be gratefully received.