What did you do in the Apiary today?

[Curly green fingers]

Thanks Colin for your advice
Mark

 

[Beefriendly]

My Buckfast exploded from the off and the speed they built up exceeded all the advice I received away from this forum.

Buckfast do that.
Sometimes you just have trust what the bees are telling you.

 

[colinc]

Buckfast do that.

Sometimes you just have trust what the bees are telling you.

Just read somewhere here that Buckfast are slow to swarm ???


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[Beefriendly]

Just read somewhere here that Buckfast are slow to swarm ???

Nope, they swarm just as fast as any other type. They just do it far less often.

 

[Fusion_power]

Finally getting over the cold snap here. Temp was up to 6C yesterday with bright sunshine. I saw two colonies flying quite a bit with undertaker bees hauling out the dead. A few other colonies had a few bees flying. This is typical for bees of the line I've bred. They will fly and even forage a bit at temps down to 4C.

 

[Finman]

They will fly and even forage a bit at temps down to 4C.

I would believe that weather has frozen all flowers there

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[madasafish]

Nope, they swarm just as fast as any other type. They just do it far less often.

I have a hive with a 3 year old Buckfast Queen from the Beeman.. never swarmed once and looked like it was superceding in August.. not looked in since so a Spring surprise awaits .. or not.

 

[colinc]

I have a 2015 Buckfast who due to my mistakes swarmed and was recaptured twice in her first year. Hasn’t tried since and I suspect is likely to be superseded by spring. We shall see.


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[Finman]

Buckfast do that.
Sometimes you just have trust what the bees are telling you.

They are lieing all the time. I never trust on them. Buckfasts are worst liers..
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[Brian Bush]

I have just returned from adding feed to the hives. I gave initial fondant in the 2nd/3rd week of December when I treated with OA. None had run out but about half had consumed more than a kilo of fondant

 

[For want of a better word]

Nope, they swarm just as fast as any other type. They just do it far less often.

Less often that what... Carni o land bees???

Nos da

 

[Beefriendly]

Less often that what... Carni o land bees???

Nos da

I think the big hint in my original post was "any other type"......
Beginning to think it's true what they say about the Cornish!

 

[For want of a better word]

I think the big hint in my original post was "any other type"......
Beginning to think it's true what they say about the Cornish!

Racist?

Nos da

 

[deemann1]

Built my 1st 5 frames nuc today from marine ply and a cut list for 3 more

 

[Millet]

I think the big hint in my original post was "any other type"......
Beginning to think it's true what they say about the Cornish Pasty

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I thought i would correct your post..
They are filled full of shite..

 

[Millet]

Built my 1st 5 frames nuc today from marine ply and a cut list for 3 more

Pictures please..

 

[Newbeeneil]

5 frame nucs

I took my cedar to my friendly woodworking shop who kindly sized it and I cut the pieces for my slightly modified 5 frame nuc from Cushman. Mine is slimmed down to get two under one standard roof!
Brought the pieces back home, routed the sides and started assembling...... too chilly to carry on tonight..... tomorrow should see 4 nice cedar nucs

 

[deemann1]

Pictures please..

I'll take some tomorrow
Anywhere explaining how to post pics on here

 

[deemann1]

Pictures please..

I'll take some tomorrow
Anywhere explaining how to post pics on here

 

[deemann1]

I took my cedar to my friendly woodworking shop who kindly sized it and I cut the pieces for my slightly modified 5 frame nuc from Cushman. Mine is slimmed down to get two under one standard roof!
Brought the pieces back home, routed the sides and started assembling...... too chilly to carry on tonight..... tomorrow should see 4 nice cedar nucs

Cedar very nice ..
That stuff costs €70 a cubic foot here