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Field Bee
Is it still necessary to do weekly inspections as the summer progresses (to prevent swarming), or can the bees be left to it in the brood box and just keep an eye on when/if to add more supers?
My inspections have eased somewhat hives have loads of space and really the only ones I'm checking on regularly know are smaller colonys, nucs, Mating nucs etc when required.Is it still necessary to do weekly inspections as the summer progresses (to prevent swarming), or can the bees be left to it in the brood box and just keep an eye on when/if to add more supers?
Yes it depends totally on what’s in your brood boxes and supersWe've just caught and hived a really big swarm, so not all over yet. (not from our apiary),
Yes it depends totally on what’s in your brood boxes and supers
Everything. Space Flow whether the colony has made swarm preps already or not.Do you mean in terms of space or something else?...won’t most brood boxes be pretty full at this time of year
It depends how colonies are being managedMoved a massive swarm in the bait hive on top of the shed roof tonight,there were still some bees flying after it had gone dark so just had to leave them behind.Who says swarming has finished my bait hives have never been so busy never known a year like it.There is still a flow on with us Bramble ,Clover and Rosebay Willowherb.
Is the nectar flow still on where you are? Locally to me it's still coming in in bucket loads.Omitted brood inspection today. Have one super which was added to new colony on 30th June. All frames now drawn and 80% + have nectar but
few have been capped. What is the thinking on this situation?
Is the nectar flow still on where you are? Locally to me it's still coming in in bucket loads.
If super is 80% filled, will need another asap to give them space while the first is being capped.
when it's full of bees (not honey)As a rule, at what point should you add the next super...how full should the previous super be?
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