What did you do in the Apiary today?

[dclewis]

Bottled 3 gals of peach melomel which was started back in Aug 12, lovely and clear.
Sampled the first of the 2011 spring mead. Definately better than my 2010!

 

[beeno]

Bottled 3 gals of peach melomel which was started back in Aug 12, lovely and clear.
Sampled the first of the 2011 spring mead. Definately better than my 2010!

Hi dclewis,
Hope you don't mind me asking, probably a simple question about making mead. Did not think I liked it, but sampled someones dry mead and it was very nice. How do you ensure you get dry mead?

 

[Ely]

Lots of bees flying at midday today/ They were bringing in rust coloured pollen. Any ideas?

 

[Luminos]

Lots of bees flying at midday today/ They were bringing in rust coloured pollen. Any ideas?

Might be because of all the rain recently, lol

 

[Swarm]

Lots of bees flying at midday today/ They were bringing in rust coloured pollen. Any ideas?

Probably Gorse?

 

[Ely]

I think there is a bit of gorse around somewhere

 

[ultreen1]

Lots of bees flying at midday today

Same!
No pollen coming in yet tho!

 

[Drinkstone]

Went to heft the hives but decided not to disturb them on such a fine day, besides which there were lots around and we would have been stung without suits! Watched the bees going into the snowdrops instead, most pleasant.

 

[oliver90owner]

How do you ensure you get dry mead?

By not using more honey than the yeast can tolerate (as alcohol). Surplus, when the yeast is inactivated by the alcohol content, will provide the sweetness in the mead.

 

[Holly Bees]

cut the grass !!!

 

[beebopalula]

Checked on fondant - plenty left. A few girls out and about, mostly from a cedar nuc once again.

 

[richardbees]

Finished re-painting the last of my 'all wood' hive roofs with a shiny bright weatherproof white paint. They look magnificent just for a few days before the first bee and bird sh!t appears....

 

[Rob den Dekker]

Assembled a 2nd hive today and cleared the entrance of my 1st. Had a quick peek inside, as the entrance block came out and the girls seem to be happily clustering in the brood box.

 

[VEG]

Going to jar some honey today

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

Going to jar some honey today

What effect does jolting have on the honey?


Dusty.

 

[VEG]

havent a clue what you are on about. "jolting"?

 

[itma]

havent a clue what you are on about. "jolting"?

There's no need to rev him up.
He was just being whimsical, picking an unintended meaning of 'jar'.
Geddit?

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

D

 

[VEG]

it dont take much to confuse me lol

I thought there was an easier way of doing it for a while then lol a way I hadn't heard of haha

Any way its in the jars now. I am now looking at doing some creamed/set/soft set honey

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Got home with enough daylight left to do a quick hive check - four seem well and are taking a bit of fondant - the fifth was a little quiet but they are still there and buzzing.