What did you do in the Apiary today?

[Beefriendly]

Rhombus boards successfully cleared stacks of 3-4 supers, including some deeps in 18 hours. .

Aye it's getting much cooler in the evenings, the rhombus's are clearing much faster now.

 

[Compost Kid]

I added a clearer board with Rhombus escape so I can hopefully remove the last two supers tomorrow.

 

[The Poot in Somerset]

Carried out first vape on all three hives.
Closed up entrance on one hive to a couple of bee widths - they were allowing wasps in and out without a fight.
Nice to see HB "ghost bees" a plenty tonight.

 

[Millet]

Made another nuc with a bought in mated Queen... i then went to take some supers of one hive but the little devils have emptied them... keep a eye on store levels folk's in the brood box.... who are pulling supers off..

 

[deemann1]

Vaped all the colonies today and made up a nuc,
Getting frames with strips of wax ready for the ivy

 

[gregior]

Too wet and windy to inspect today but the bees were still working really hard lots of heavy balsam landings,looks like a full on flow has started up here! Also looks like the balsam has distracted the hordes of wasps as there were hardly any knocking around the hives today.

 

[Wingy]

Noticed a few 5-10 dead bees on the landing boards of 2 hives with under floor entrances, watched for a few minutes then realised as the bees leave the hive many tumble out onto their back, they usually flick themselves over and fly off. As it was raining and landing board flat & wet a few bees were sticking with their wings and struggling to right themselves.
I removed, dried & modified the boards before replacing them. Hope that’s sorted the issue, at least water can’t pool on the board now

 

[colinc]

Checked 5 hives all have much reduced brood numbers suspect they heading into winter prep now. Marked 2 new queens from summer split one is laying well the other not so well. They will get combined if they don’t get going soon.


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[victor meldrew]

Noticed a few 5-10 dead bees on the landing boards of 2 hives with under floor entrances, watched for a few minutes then realised as the bees leave the hive many tumble out onto their back, they usually flick themselves over and fly off. As it was raining and landing board flat & wet a few bees were sticking with their wings and struggling to right themselves.

I removed, dried & modified the boards before replacing them. Hope that’s sorted the issue, at least water can’t pool on the board now

I use under floor entrances ,my removable landing boards slope away from the hives .


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[Erichalfbee]

Noticed a few 5-10 dead bees on the landing boards of 2 hives with under floor entrances, watched for a few minutes then realised as the bees leave the hive many tumble out onto their back, they usually flick themselves over and fly off. As it was raining and landing board flat & wet a few bees were sticking with their wings and struggling to right themselves.
I removed, dried & modified the boards before replacing them. Hope that’s sorted the issue, at least water can’t pool on the board now

Yes I’ve noticed that but my entrances are quite far back and not too deep. What did you do?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Never found it much of a problem

 

[madasafish]

Finished extraction today .
This year : 463lbs.
Prior year : 171lbs
Prior year : 65lbs

I don't want to continue on that scale!!!

 

[B+.]

Finished extraction today .
This year : 463lbs.
Prior year : 171lbs
Prior year : 65lbs

I don't want to continue on that scale!!!

It looks like you had an excellent year. Was that due to an increase in your number of colonies or an increase in the performance of the same colonies? i.e. what's your mean yield per colony?

 

[madasafish]

It looks like you had an excellent year. Was that due to an increase in your number of colonies or an increase in the performance of the same colonies? i.e. what's your mean yield per colony?

Better weather. Last year - and 2016 - it started to rain beginning Jun and just kept on raining. So Lime, Sweet Chestnut and other flowers inaccessible. This year wonderful weather

Yields per colony: 141,132,91,61,27,10 and two with zero..

I have left a FULL super on each for winter equivalent to around 20lbs per colony.. Yes I could extract and feed sugar but I'm tired of extracting, and don't think I could sell the extra 150 or so lbs.. and I would need more storage AND jars ...So basically I've given up for the year... Manual extractor as well - I extracted every two weeks since June so I have honey to sell and have sold c 200lbs to date - last year I sold 170lb for the entire year..

The good news is my biceps are improved - the bad news is they are lopsided

 

[Wingy]

I use under floor entrances ,my removable landing boards slope away from the hives .


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Yes I’ve noticed that but my entrances are quite far back and not too deep. What did you do?

V.M. My landing boards are also removable and now also slope away from the hive. Live & learn

My hives are positioned on a long bench type structure so the landing board is just an additional piece of wood positioned in front of the hive. I removed it, tacked a narrow baton on the underside and set it back in place like a ramp leading up to the hive

 

[Erichalfbee]

V.M. My landing boards are also removable and now also slope away from the hive. Live & learn

My hives are positioned on a long bench type structure so the landing board is just an additional piece of wood positioned in front of the hive. I removed it, tacked a narrow baton on the underside and set it back in place like a ramp leading up to the hive

Ah. I see. My porches are the landing boards. I don’t add extra at the front

 

[Beefriendly]

Added 6th super to 3 out of the 11 hives I have on the heather. Plus clearer boards to start reducing the height of the stack......it's silly up there at the moment.
Balsam flow at other sites is slow.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Ah. I see. My porches are the landing boards. I don’t add extra at the front

Because there's no need - landing boards are there for the benefit of the beekeeper - nothing more.

 

[victor meldrew]

Ah. I see. My porches are the landing boards. I don’t add extra at the front

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[victor meldrew]

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