What did you do in the Apiary today?

[Goran]

Hasels are over with pollen.. Bit colder, but nothing to worry about. Tommorow will peak in hives. Cornel started to flower right before cold and snow, will see how long will last when temp start to rise..

 

[Millet]

Hasels are over with pollen.. Bit colder, but nothing to worry about. Tommorow will peak in hives. Cornel started to flower right before cold and snow, will see how long will last when temp start to rise..

Not that is good for bees i do like the picture..

 

[Beefriendly]

Tale of 2 apiaries...highest was under snow and something had pushed an inverted feeder with fondant to one side, creating the "matchstick" effect. Soon put Right. Bees seemed fine and still had lots of fondant
Garden apiary about 600 feet lower was cold but odd flier taking water from chicken feeder...very brief flights.
Only 10 miles between the two!

 

[Goran]

Not that is good for bees i do like the picture..

One more.. similar.

 

[colinc]

Rearranged the hives to give us more space when inspections start. No flying last 2 days so all good now.


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[Millet]

Today 10C and the bees where flying in two of the hives so i took the roof of to check the fondant, the two that where flying have got through 1/4 of the fondant and there was plenty of bees on the fondant above the crown board.
The hive that was not flying have not touched the fondant and they was no bees anywhere near so alarm bells started ringing, i popped the crown board and the bees where gathered on four seems and rather lethargic, maybe the onset isolation starvation (i don't know) , i decided to take the chunk of fondant from above the crown board and splat it flat with a brick so it would fit under the standard crown board because i had no extra equipment with me, i then placed the fondant on the top bars directly above the bees crown board on top a closed up, fingers crossed i checked on them just at the right time and they pull safe..

 

[sean-a]

I had cut up some fondant in December and wrapped the slices in lots of clingfilm.
I needed to put a couple of slices on two hives but it had set rock hard.
3 minutes in the microwave and it was warm to the touch and nice & pliable again.
Placed it directly above the bees, with a coverboard that has a 2 cm gap.
Hopefully enough to keep the bees happy.

 

[drex]

It has been cold here and not seen a bee for days, but all were out this morning, busy at The water hole. None carrying pollen yet. Hazels are out, but a few more days away from producing pollen

 

[B+.]

Hazels are out, but a few more days away from producing pollen

Now is a good time to insert the sticky paper under the open mesh floor for anyone doing natural mite drop tests.
Spring just keeps getting earlier each year!

 

[Finman]

Now is a good time to insert the sticky paper under the open mesh floor for anyone doing natural mite drop tests.
Spring just keeps getting earlier each year!

If you are used oxalic acid, bees may drop old dead mites when they clean combs.
It is misleading counting.

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[Finman]

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We have coldest month now. Temps are - 5 to - 15C. Warm wnter now.

It takes 2 moths that snow melts.

I have put into weakest hives terrarium heaters. Mites have deminished some colonies to twist size.

Cleansing fligts begin at the beginning of the March. 3 weeks to that.

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[Goran]

Yesterday gave some fondant, all colonies seems as same in seam size as about 20 something days before. All seems OK. Even is colder than before, the avg seam size per apiaries is slightly higher. Seams some brood already emerged.
Today was at one bee fair in Croatia, prices higher than in Serbia, lectures weren't interesting as in Serbia. Even so I always learn something new, for now some more about apitherapy..

 

[Goran]

Night temps -C something ( -5 to near zero). New snow fallen on the previous, in the valley below nonexistent.. what couple hundred of meters difference in altitude can make..
We are making fondants...

 

[Millet]

Night temps -C something ( -5 to near zero). New snow fallen on the previous, in the valley below nonexistent.. what couple hundred of meters difference in altitude can make..
We are making fondants...

What is the purple stuff for Goran.

 

[Goran]

What is the purple stuff for Goran.

Last picture:

Smoked pork meat ( delicacy) and also smoked sausage of pork meat. White stuff is cheese.

These are fondants for us beeks

Forgot, these smokey's are homemade..

 

[Curly green fingers]

Last picture:

Smoked pork meat ( delicacy) and also smoked sausage of pork meat. White stuff is cheese.

These are fondants for us beeks

Forgot, these smokey's are homemade..

That would go nice with some pickles and a jug of beer!
Sorry I wanted to ask Goran what altitude do you live at?

 

[Millet]

Last picture:

Smoked pork meat ( delicacy) and also smoked sausage of pork meat. White stuff is cheese.

These are fondants for us beeks

Forgot, these smokey's are homemade..

I thought it was something you where adding to the Fondant..

 

[Goran]

That would go nice with some pickles and a jug of beer!
Sorry I wanted to ask Goran what altitude do you live at?

You are right on about liquids - since meat is salty. Whether beer, wine or else choice is individual..
I live in the valley ( about 150 meters AMSL), bees are at our property about 370 meters AMSL pretty isolated with forests ( 3km of ruined dirt road). I think nearest neighbouring apiaries are few km away, so maybe due to that I am spared of some disease outbreaks..

 

[Eyeman]

First time I've had a rodent nibble around my plastic entrance disc to get into the nuc.

 

[Heather]

Had rodents eat all the plastic under the bait on my mouse traps, trip the traps and still escape safely..Time to up our efforts.