What did you do in the Apiary today?

[The Poot in Somerset]

How did you discover it was nosema?

It's my best guess as there was a lot of poo streaks on the crown board and along the sides of the eke. Certainly dysentery related.
Today, just watched the bees coming and going and pleased at the amount of pollen going in.
Spotted a bumble bee going underground to her nest.
The only inspection today was by a queen wasp around and underneath all of the hives.

 

[deemann1]

Just observed my hive today and noticed a big wasp going in and coming out about 3 mins later.
I thought the bees would of killed it but obvious not.
Do wasps Rob hives?

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

Demaree weekend.

SUCH hard work and I only found 1/4 queens. Postponed one and shook 2. We'll see next weekend whether I am greeted by swarm cells, EQCs or hopefully BAU. Fingers crossed.

 

[JWF]

Just observed my hive today and noticed a big wasp going in and coming out about 3 mins later.
I thought the bees would of killed it but obvious not.
Do wasps Rob hives?

Yes they do.

Probably a queen looking for a nest site at this time of year.

 

[nantmoel]

Checked 3 Nucs that had become Q- over the winter to see if the queens I put in last week were OK, all laying well.

 

[Michael Palmer]

Began unwrapping hives yesterday. Temperature made it all the way to 60˚F. First pollen coming in. Quaking Aspen, Silver Maple, Speckled Alder, and Coltsfoot.

 

[Brian Bush]

Spent this morning moving 2 hives to another apiary to take advantage of the OSR. Checked the others, some doing well others still slow even after a week of good weather.
No drones or drone brood in evidence yet. I will postpone the first attempt at grafting for another week.

 

[For want of a better word]

Wouldn't you like to know

Cheers

 

[linoleum bonypart]

Efb

 

[Brian Bush]

Wouldn't you like to know
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Cheers

Burning Bracken???

 

[Hivemaker.]

Burning Bracken???

Yes...and lots of old beehives.

 

[Beefriendly]

Wouldn't you like to know

Cheers

Nope, couldn't give a flying reproduction what you are up to.

 

[Anduril]

Wouldn't you like to know
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Cheers

The British Black Bee

 

[Swarm]

Why is that a drama?

 

[Goran]

Black ash, true service tree, aronias and maples are on the menu these days. I worry only cause of hot weather, it will shorten the forage period.. Tick tack till the black locust start - all beeks are watching up and measuring flower cluster growth.. daily..
Many are gone after OSR, I think they will race with time to extract OSR and prepare for black locust. So far the weather for OSR seems favourable.

 

[Anduril]

Why is that a drama?

As Cheers (Icanhopit) would say, it is done tongue in cheek. He would really say "Only joshing".

 

[For want of a better word]

Yes...and lots of old beehives.

A great feeling of respect for the father of modern beekeeping... a Zen moment indeed!

Yeghes da

 

[Michael Palmer]

Yes...and lots of old beehives.

Did they burn the old 4 ways on their stands, and the shed too?

 

[Hivemaker.]

Did they burn the old 4 ways on their stands, and the shed too?

No, the stands and shed are fine, just got rid of many of the very rotten hives.

 

[Brigsy]

Need to check the queenrightness of one and swarm prevention checks but its now below ten degrees and raining. So not today. Crossing fingers time.