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- Location
- Dartmoor edge, uk
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 5...2 wooden National, 2 poly Nat & 1 poly nuc...bursting at the seams
Does nepeta mean mint?
Thanks plants aren't really my thingNepeta is catmint/catnip.
Your blue bee plant looks like a hyssop, or rather an Agastache (not the same as herb hyssop although the flowers are very similar). Garden centres are keen to sell them, mostly Agastache foeniculum hybrids ("anise hyssop" or "giant hyssop"). They vary a lot in blue-ness and length of flower spike. They're all very popular with bees.
Brilliant.
I heard it was a tradition in the 70's to have a pampas in the front garden in the middle of the lawn, if you were a 'swinging' couple. Is there something your not telling us?
I intend making new hive stands this Winter and plan to revert to solid floors, save the odd omf for mite drop checks!
John Wilkinson
Whenever I think I've got it.... I guess with most or all aspects of beekeeping there is no single correct answer, it's what works for you, with your bees, in your microclimate, in combination with your other management techniques etc etc. Anyone else want to chip in in support of OMF/ solid floors?Observation over the last three years has indicated that colonies Wintering on solid floors use less stores and get off to an earlier start the following year.
First noticed in club apiary (short of a couple of omfs)
I Wintered with trays in, similar result !.
At least one other subscriber on here runs most of his colonies on solid floors
John Wilkison
Please help identify what these are in the pampas grass. Sorry for the rubbish pictures, there are a lot of them and they are very quick.View attachment 22140
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