What did you do in the Apiary today?

[Curly green finger's]

14c here I haven’t been out in the field but my nucs near my honey room are busy

 

[Erichalfbee]

my nucs near my honey room are busy

Perhaps they have found a way in?

 

[pargyle]

In a lull in the relentless rain yesterday, I wanted to try to rescue the three colonies most affected by exhaust fumes from a couple of weeks ago (two hives and one nuc) and found very small colonies in both hives clustered under the fondant - one with an intact queen, one with a dead queen on the floor and the nuc was bereft of bees except for about a dozen plus the queen on one comb. I thought she was dead but as I picked her up, she waved her legs. So I have put the hives in a poly nuc each and run (put!) the weak queen from the dead out nuc into the entrance of the queenless colony with some air freshener. The bees were attentive and trying to feed her so hoping all might be ok now they have less space to heat. All now have extra stores & fondant to keep them going.
Fingers crossed.

There's always hope .. it's amazing how small colonies can recover and survive.

 

[gregior]

Hefted hives at 2 of my apiaries today,most were ok but 3 or 4 were VERY light,looks like the ivy blanked for me this year. Glad I checked as they would probably have starved before Christmas.

 

[Curly green finger's]

16c here today and I’ve just been watching the mini nucs bringing in white and yellow pollen, going out in the field tomorrow to heft and add insulation to the ones I’ve missed .
I’m three quarters the way through jarring and labelling 600 hundred jars.

 

[Newbeeneil]

Been putting on woodpecker guards today but it was fascinating watching some orientation flights being taken mid morning instead of in the afternoon. I assume they do it at the best part of the day,

 

[Antipodes]

Spent a while yesterday here in the middle of the day looking for a queen. The day was blue with the sun getting high overhead now. UV on 8. The bees were calm as anything but I started to lose confidence as I'd also had trouble the day before on another hive looking for a queen, and this one was proving difficult too. Finally, there she was on the lower lug of the last and 16th frame (second time around)...I'd missed her on the first look and had stood the frame up to go back over it. Very prominent tiger stripes and very keen not to be seen.

 

[Wilco]

Last night when feeding I may have got the Jazz stuck in a field for a bit...

 

[JamezF]

Last night when feeding I may have got the Jazz stuck in a field for a bit...

Ooops

James

 

[Newbeeneil]

Last night when feeding I may have got the Jazz stuck in a field for a bit...

Maybe the Honda tardis isn’t quite as good as first described
I can’t talk though, I got the Berlingo stuck in a ploughed field twice in the spring!!!

 

[JamezF]

I can’t talk though, I got the Berlingo stuck in a ploughed field twice in the spring!!!

Ploughed fields require a 2CV I believe. Perhaps this one might suit?



James

 

[The Poot]

And this, if you need to mow around the hives?

 

[Newbeeneil]

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Ploughed fields require a 2CV I believe. Perhaps this one might suit?

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James

Would love a 2CV for a bee car but a decent one is as rare a rocking horse manure!

 

[Wilco]

Maybe the Honda tardis isn’t quite as good as first described
I can’t talk though, I got the Berlingo stuck in a ploughed field twice in the spring!!!

It got out again!

I don't think I'd even attempt a ploughed field in these conditions.

 

[BeeKeyPlayer]

Last night when feeding I may have got the Jazz stuck in a field for a bit...

Not nice, especially when the only way out is to go further into the field in the hope that you manage to get going and generate some momentum.

 

[BeeKeyPlayer]

3/4 vapes @ 5 day intervals

Help me somebody. I don't know if a five day interval is Monday to the same time on Friday or Saturday.

 

[JamezF]

Help me somebody. I don't know if a five day interval is Monday to the same time on Friday or Saturday.

Saturday. A one day interval would have to be Tuesday, and so on.

James

 

[Erichalfbee]

Monday afternoon repeat Saturday

 

[Erichalfbee]

Snap

 

[Curly green finger's]

Been putting on woodpecker guards today but it was fascinating watching some orientation flights being taken mid morning instead of in the afternoon. I assume they do it at the best part of

Help me somebody. I don't know if a five day interval is Monday to the same time on Friday or Saturday.

Even if you do go 6 days don’t worry about it , Ive had to leave it on day 5 for a second round because of the weather .