What did you do in the Apiary today?

[Superlativesoul]

SWMBO pointed out that the local food bank was looking for honey so I decided to look through my store and collect up some “end of line” buckets and blend them together. I jarred them up today, labelled them tonight and should be delivering tomorrow.
Hopefully the beneficiaries will enjoy.
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That is very kind and generous of you ,I'm sure the recipients will be very pleased to receive that delicious honey .
Have a wonderful weekend ,I shall be outside continuing with my roof making
John.

 

[The Poot]

I'm torn as the hive doesn't feel at all heavy......

I wouldn’t risk it. I have a colony building brace comb beneath the fondant tub, but as it’s on double brood, they have plenty of space to store food.
It will be simple enough to remove at first inspection.

 

[Moobee]

I wouldn’t risk it. I have a colony building brace comb beneath the fondant tub, but as it’s on double brood, they have plenty of space to store food.
It will be simple enough to remove at first inspection.

Thanks, that's what I was thinking. This was a split I got from a friend early August and they didn't manage to fill a super as the weather was so poor and were fed syrup from September right through to the beginning of November (when we had all that weird warm weather!). Fondant went on end of November and has been replenished a few times as we've had constant wind and rain and the hive has never felt particularly heavy at any point! Greedy bees maybe.

 

[Swarm]

I wouldn’t risk it. I have a colony building brace comb beneath the fondant tub, but as it’s on double brood, they have plenty of space to store food.
It will be simple enough to remove at first inspection.

Yes, they just fill any empty space with comb.

 

[Nannysbees]

First cut for the lawns and the apiary, highest setting as grass was longer than I've ever seen it!!!!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Cut here too.

 

[JamezF]

I've been saying to my daughter that she's going to need to get out on the mower soon. Everything needs to dry out a bit first though.

James

 

[Paulypaul]

Wife did the lawns in our back and front gardens today, using our push mower.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I've been saying to my daughter that she's going to need to get out on the mower soon. Everything needs to dry out a bit first though.

James

Stan mowed the lawns this afternoon.

 

[JamezF]

Stan mowed the lawns this afternoon.

We still have water running through the orchard and a few other places. It was starting to dry out after a few days without rain, but this afternoon the heavens opened once again

James

 

[pargyle]

We still have water running through the orchard and a few other places. It was starting to dry out after a few days without rain, but this afternoon the heavens opened once again

James

I was going to do a first cut but helped my neighbour to pull a weeping willow tree upright (nearly) it has been gradually leaning further and further over and was almost horizontal ...getting on for 30 years in the ground and was planted by his late wife. It was restricting access over the shared area of our close and either had to be cut down or pulled upright. It had been sorely neglected and there was two tonne bags of dead wood we removed . Then two hours of pushing, pulling and bracing and it's now up to about 75 degrees - I finally finished about 7.00pm having incinerated all the deadwood - my fitbit tells me 11000 steps and just under 4000 calories - my arms and back rather confirm it ! I was hoping to get the grass cut but ran out of time and energy ... now it's been hissing down so that's probably put paid to it tomorrow. It's going to be ankle high at this rate ....

 

[Newbeeneil]

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Have been making slimline bait hives.
Meet the Baitinator 3000. Around 35ltrs volume. Takes 5 brood frames with lots of open space underneath.
Comes in a variety of options, including a 40 ltr version.
Made of scraps of wood scavenged with permission from skips.

Success with a prototype in the video.

I have a similar design in cedar.

 

[Paulypaul]

I have a similar design in cedar.
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She's a beauty.
Have you had an opportunity to test it or a similar one?
I tried black felt on some nucs I made but found they cooked in the summer sun. I may paint the rooves white or switch to outdoor paint in place of the felt.

 

[Superlativesoul]

She's a beauty.
Have you had an opportunity to test it or a similar one?
I tried black felt on some nucs I made but found they cooked in the summer sun. I may paint the rooves white or switch to outdoor paint in place of the felt.

If the roof has some insulation it will prevent the absorption to a greater degree
John

 

[Newbeeneil]

She's a beauty.
Have you had an opportunity to test it or a similar one?
I tried black felt on some nucs I made but found they cooked in the summer sun. I may paint the rooves white or switch to outdoor paint in place of the felt.

I make my roof coverings from 18” DPC and haven’t had a problem with overheating but my latest roofs do have 1” PIR in them.

 

[Anduril]

Helped two beekeepers move hives from a beginner beekeeper who is moving to the US. The hives were Langstroth, making it ideal for one beekeeper, but will need a piece of ply for the other beekeeper using Nationals.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Feeding fondant and syrup yesterday.

 

[beeboybee]

Quick check yesterday. All hives flying, small amount of fondant left on each hive, considering moving to surup - it’s looking warmer over next two weeks but still long time till dandelions are out….

 

[Curly green finger's]

Quick check yesterday. All hives flying, small amount of fondant left on each hive, considering moving to surup - it’s looking warmer over next two weeks but still long time till dandelions are out….

I’m stimulative feeding thick syrup on strong colony’s, a little bit at a time they won’t store it but use it for brood rearing pollen frames will get added in a weeks time.
I have around 800acres of osr

 

[Murox]

Do you know which one it is or are you hoping for mid April flowering then?