Starvation Alert

[Erichalfbee]

Masses of Balsam in my locality but it's yielding little nectar

 

[Dave /Oscroft]

Well here in my part of Cheshire theres little coming in at the moment and they seem to be using all I give them, so its back to Aldi again.

Dave W

 

[madasafish]

Well here in my part of Cheshire theres little coming in at the moment and they seem to be using all I give them, so its back to Aldi again.

Dave W

lots of HB in N Staffs.. No need of more feeding...

 

[Swarm]

Lots of Balsam going over driving past Glynneath today.

 

[Webby]

Feeding 2:1 and they're hardly touching it in the southeast.

 

[pargyle]

Feeding 2:1 and they're hardly touching it in the southeast.

Like I said elsewhere .. if there's forage about for them still ...no real need to feed ... still lots of stuff about for them in the Costa del Fareham. Mind you - weather forecast for the week ahead is not great, lots of rain forecast for me down here so they'll be eating more than they are bringing in I would think ... Hi ho ...plenty there for all of us at present.

 

[madasafish]

lots of HB in N Staffs.. No need of more feeding...

Light mist this am - and fine rain .Overcast.. At 8.00am bees are bringing in balsam in volume.

 

[Clemcook]

Like I said elsewhere .. if there's forage about for them still ...no real need to feed ... still lots of stuff about for them in the Costa del Fareham. Mind you - weather forecast for the week ahead is not great, lots of rain forecast for me down here so they'll be eating more than they are bringing in I would think ... Hi ho ...plenty there for all of us at present.

Costa del Titichfield seems to be ticking over also

Except for today, today is rubbish!

 

[beeno]

Finally, getting some weight on my hives through feeding! Maybe some Ivy nectar is coming in too now.

 

[Millet]

I fed mine 2ltrs each Saturday gone and i checked today and all the feeders where bone dry, hefted them all and they have weight but not enough so i give them another 2tlrs each to keep them going till my 6ltr feeders arrive in the post then towards the end of the month i will start bulking them up for winter, they are still piling the pollen in though.

 

[Softley]

An example of how the nectar flow differs from location to location: last week, one colony, double brood, four supers. Clearer under one super and dry super added. This week, capped super off, dry super fully drawn and 70% filled. Another dry super added. Now with five supers, three 90% capped. Balsam still producing lots of nectar. Other colonies in similar states.

That's not to say others aren't feeding their bees in the North West. I know some here that haven't had such a good year. These regional alerts are based on what the regional bee inspectors see from visitng apiaries throughout a region and are not necessarily going to reflect what is happening in each apiary. That's why these alerts can seem a little daft to some.

 

[King Scavenger]

I am down south and had only 1 super from my 10 hives that had any honey in. I think that the cold spell, in July, sent the hives into winter mode, the queen stopped laying,and the bees consumed the honey. We have had bad weather since so I am feeding my hives with 630ml of water to 1 kg sugar, and they have been taking it with gusto!!