What did you do in the Apiary today?

[Anduril]

The later queens don't seem to be lasting a month...LOL

Oh dear have you got your knickers in a twist? LOL. I'm not a 2 hive owner as Finny would say.

 

[Beefriendly]

In that case stop making definitive statements about your queens lasting for 3-4 years when some obviously don't.

 

[Anduril]

In that case stop making definitive statements about your queens lasting for 3-4 years when some obviously don't.

That's the beauty of beekeeping, you can change the genetics to suit your beekeeping technique. Simple really!

 

[Beefriendly]

That's the beauty of beekeeping, you can change the genetics to suit your beekeeping technique. Simple really!

It doesn't seem to working for you if your queens are only lasting a month before swarming again.
....

 

[Anduril]

It doesn't seem to working for you if your queens are only lasting a month before swarming again.
....

LOL My friend you are sooo funny.

 

[masterBK]

Set up three bait hives yesterday using frames of old black comb. Today was amazed to find dozens of scout bees visiting all of them (checked all my colonies and found no swarm cells so could be visiters from other colonies in the area).

 

[maddydog]

Must be thunder brewing, tempers short today.

Been on the bees alot lately (and promised I'd build a trellis fence for swmbo) so thought I'd have an easy day and check two swarms I'd caught a week ago. Building up nicely with bias but forecast poorer for the next few days so treated them to a couple of litres of lollywater.

 

[maddydog]

Set up three bait hives yesterday using frames of old black comb. Today was amazed to find dozens of scout bees visiting all of them (checked all my colonies and found no swarm cells so could be visiters from other colonies in the area).

I've had 6 out for a couple of weeks and not a sausage. Been out to collect swarms for other people nowhere near my own bees/bait hives though. If I employed cost/benefit analysis swarms wouldn't be worth it but I find it interesting and it solves a potential nuisance.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Only one F and two S’s.

FFS

Resorting to criticising a person's grammar is a sure sign of an argument lost

Yn enwedig os taw ei ail iaith yw'r saseneg
Nawr, ceriwaredygalar di y ffwrch aflan

Now put me on ignore like you promised you sad little individual

 

[pargyle]

This must be where i am going wrong..not to worry back to the drawing board..

https://www.lakelandleather.co.uk/brathay-sheepskin-gloves-in-camel

Bet they are nice and warm for the December inspections when the wind and rain come straight at you horizontally off the North sea though ....

 

[Beefriendly]

checked all my colonies and found no swarm cells .

Famous last words....LOL

 

[Beefriendly]

Resorting to criticising a person's grammar is a sure sign of an argument lost

Yn enwedig os taw ei ail iaith yw'r saseneg
Nawr, ceriwaredygalar di y ffwrch aflan

Nit sure if replying in YackyDahh isn't the same.

 

[Beefriendly]

Don't you just love google translate...I couldn't resist it....
"Especially if the second language is the second language
Now, the cheeky furnace is untouched"

 

[thedozzer]

Found one hive still just with drone brood and learned that a rushed inspection becasue it starts raining is not going to go well, and that if you don't put a dummy board in but leave a gap the little darlings will brace comb it to the hive!!

 

[madasafish]

Persuaded youngest son to help putting on clearer boards. After the last time he helped, he decided not to wear shorts..... this time.........

 

[Goodwood]

https://vimeo.com/25921512

 

[Anduril]

https://vimeo.com/25921512

Nice ONE! LOL

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[pargyle]

Persuaded youngest son to help putting on clearer boards. After the last time he helped, he decided not to wear shorts..... this time.........

Nice ONE! LOL

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Oh no it isn't!

Oh sorry I'm in the answering the post before the last one room ! ....

 

[The Poot in Somerset]

Did some gardening in the apiary from four o'clock with the bees still active, with no protection.
One bumped off my forehead and another off my face and then my chest, but none were aggressive and no stings.
Really pleased as they are all descendants from swarms last year and this.
Mongrels aren't always aggressive it seems.

 

[Beefriendly]

.
Mongrels aren't always aggressive it seems.

Temper of mongrels depends where you live....keep mongrel bees in my area...you wouldn't get into the apiary before being attacked.