Do224
Drone Bee
- Joined
- May 27, 2020
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- Location
- North Cumbria
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- I aim for 4…often becomes 6
Looking at my 10 day forecast, there’s one more cool day and then temps are set to get up to the late teens for the foreseeable.
I’ve been trickle feeding 1:1 for the last week to keep the bees going, as at the last inspection each hive probably had under a frame of stores in total.
Should I expect to keep having to feed or will the rising temps mean that the nectar starts coming in and my attention should turn towards preventing swarming?
The past week has been mostly dry but cold. The bees have been busy collecting water and pollen but only really for a short period in the warmest part of the day.
I’ve been trickle feeding 1:1 for the last week to keep the bees going, as at the last inspection each hive probably had under a frame of stores in total.
Should I expect to keep having to feed or will the rising temps mean that the nectar starts coming in and my attention should turn towards preventing swarming?
The past week has been mostly dry but cold. The bees have been busy collecting water and pollen but only really for a short period in the warmest part of the day.