I could try that but she would tell me to shut up... Not enough of a distraction I'm afraid.I find if I endlessly talk about bees she thinks about other things - even though she's a keen beekeeper too
Excellent. Well done. I hope we get a progress report in the spring.
Please let us know how it works out next year.
Nice job, Heather.
You look absolutely lovely. Thank you for giving them a chance! Amazing how they covered the main seam of bees to keep bees and brood warm. Let us know how they get on - silly buggers.
Pic of the year... nice to see you were socially isolating!
Who went up the ladder?
The lady, of course!
Hmm, initially the men did, saying I wasn't to.... was not happy as I love doing such recoveries.!!..mouthing chauvinism comments.. But when they had the bulk of the colony in the special large bag I had made (worked well with the drawstring encapsulating the bees), they left a few hundred on the original site, so I grabbed a small branch of leaves and scooted up to dislodge them. (cursing I had not taken my beequick spray). They all moved from the remnants of comb and didn't recluster so we presumed they found the main colony. But a good team effort. Doubt they would have survived with one comb of stores. And being very open to rain.
They would not have survived .. good job done ... I find it a really satisfying part of beekeeping ... there's a real sense of success when you finally get them in a box and they start to look like it's the new home they have been looking for ...
Thank you Heather you did a brilliant job between you all
