What did you do in the Apiary today?

[B+.]

Collecting drone sperm for an II session tomorrow.
It would be wrong of me to suggest that no drones were hurt during the process ;-)

 

[Goran]

Prep colonies for queen rearing.. There is some extra honey which I will not extract ( mix of lime, sweet chestnut, honeydew, white clover and some more wild plants..) even it smells great when open the hives. The reason is low price of honey, the load of other jobs to do.. Beekeeping here went really down to low profit job..
The colonies which had beginning of chalk so far seems healthy ( replaced queens, brood break, sprayed with genox). But 2 queens of them will again replace later, they were used as transition period.
Saw varroa walking on the cell edge.. time to prepare for "a fight"..
Not to forget N. cerana.. have to order nozevit..

 

[thedozzer]

The other half did an inspection on a lone hive from the WLBKA that another of her colleagues had abandoned a few months ago when they left the company, 3 stings and following for nearly 200mtrs!! fondant packets left on top from winter and roof left a bit open, they were meant to find someone to take it over but couldn't be bothered. some people.
Apparently i am helping out next week when im up there?

 

[coatesg]

Inspection - torn down next set of QCs from swarmed hive to ensure hopelessly queenless pre-requeening. Filling supers nicely still - some frames almost capped off.

Other two look good - bit of rearrangement to open up brood nest. Need to make up a super for one of them as they appear to be on a bit of a flow at the moment.

 

[maddydog]

17 virgins introduced into mini mating nucs. Really need to set up 2 new cell builders but time and resources in short supply. Queen rearing takes up alot of time.

Decent flow still on for some apiaries.

 

[Millet]

Three Green Queens arrived today special delivery so i know what i will be doing today..

 

[masterBK]

Yesterday helped a friend hive a very large swarm. Needed two commercial brood chambers to house it and even then it was so packed a super was added to ease the congestion

 

[BMH]

Yesterday helped a friend hive a very large swarm. Needed two commercial brood chambers to house it and even then it was so packed a super was added to ease the congestion

That's a monster!

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[colinc]

How many queens in there?


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[Erichalfbee]

Three Green Queens arrived today special delivery so i know what i will be doing today..

Oooo
Where from ?

 

[Millet]

Oooo
Where from ?

GM..

 

[Millet]

Yesterday helped a friend hive a very large swarm. Needed two commercial brood chambers to house it and even then it was so packed a super was added to ease the congestion

Its a big one alright.. i tried to get one similar into a hive into a hive last year in a very near situation like that..i set the hive up right near them and when i returned 10 mins later the lot had gone..

 

[BMH]

I always shake the swarm into the hive/box and then place a roof on with a crack for them to get in.

Much less likely to b*gger off...

 

[Millet]

I always shake the swarm into the hive/box and then place a roof on with a crack for them to get in.

Much less likely to b*gger off...

I have done a couple like that and it worked a treat..the one that buggered of was on a thin tree trunk down to the ground..i was going to brush them onto a sheet in front of the hive but the 10 min gap i gave them was obviously too long..

 

[madasafish]

GM..

Lovely queens

 

[philipm]

I have done a couple like that and it worked a treat..the one that buggered of was on a thin tree trunk down to the ground..i was going to brush them onto a sheet in front of the hive but the 10 min gap i gave them was obviously too long..

Should have gone to Aussyland and got a queen restrictor

 

[Millet]

Lovely queens

I will second that..i had two duds out of five last year but i can live with that as they are like babies and gather nectar in large quantities..

 

[Millet]

Should have gone to Aussyland and got a queen restrictor

 

[coatesg]

Yesterday helped a friend hive a very large swarm. Needed two commercial brood chambers to house it and even then it was so packed a super was added to ease the congestion

Wow! How big was the colony it came from!

 

[citrus]

Yesterday helped a friend hive a very large swarm. Needed two commercial brood chambers to house it and even then it was so packed a super was added to ease the congestion

wow !