What did you do in the Apiary today?

[Luminos]

After a horrendous winter with both colonies failing to make it through, Today i was lucky enough to pick up a swarm... feels great to have bee's again.....

 

[madasafish]

Hived a swarm from the "queenless" hive where I had removed "all" the queen cells..

 

[psafloyd]

Hived a swarm from the "queenless" hive where I had removed "all" the queen cells..

 

[Astrobrit]

On Saturday I had Justus Klaar, the Local Bee Inspector come to view my 2 hives....

What a fantastic man & his three dogs!...

I learnt sooooo much. If you can get him to your apiary, then do so, he's very knowledgeable and extremely helpful...

Thank you Justus!

 

[Dai Roch]

bees congregating on face of hive.

At four yesterday went to view bees.
One hive had bees all over the front face of hive from floor, brood super.
When inspected no evidence of preparing to swarm.
Removed entrance block and added a super.
Any ideas why they would do this, heat maybe?

 

[dclewis]

Demaree'd my most prolific hive.
Now a bit tricky getting to the top box!

 

[Luminos]

Lol dclewis, that's got to be one for the Beecraft calendar!?

 

[Chris Luck]

I hope you've got that vertical and you have less wind than we've got here.

Chris

 

[Chris Luck]

Swarms in the grass, swarms in the bushes, swarms in the trees, swarms in the brambles.....

Chris

 

[Moggett]

Removed the rapid feeders placed during last week's yuk weather. The virgin queen hive now calm, didn't get harassed or followed. Lots of pollen going in so hopefully she's mated. Will open up later this week or next when she's had a chance to lay. Lots of pollen going in the yellow queen colony too, when I last looked they had pulled out most frames and there was plenty of capped brood. Weather fantaaaaaaastic!

 

[cjhart2]

Well after watching the bees to day went off and cut the grass in the field , no dramas , except on the 5th circuit I looked up in the Oak tree where the first swarm was and there was another swarm , almost the same location as the first .


Got what kit I have left ,knocked up something to put them in ,dodgy roof and base and 2 supers ,and walked them up . A quick visual of the other hives and a listen on their roofs indicate that they are still full . The wife says she saw a group of 10 hives on the other side of the valley , suspect it is one of those .
Need to get another broad box and base and then lift them across to it .

 

[sandysman]

Same as above

Caught a swarm from my best hive, united two others and supered up again.
Fingers crossed.

 

[Cellectronic]

Whats a broad box ?
Is it where you grow the beans ?
Nice pics though, Fair play.

 

[cjhart2]

Whats a broad box ?
.

It is the same as a brood box but slightly wider than the average .

 

[VEG]

so its a broad brood lol

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Waited for the bees to go in for the night and did a bit more work round the apiary - a few irritating stumps now dug up, ground levelled (ish) and woodchip spread out in front of the hives was too dark to take photos when I finished so maybe I'll post some tomorrow.
Finally - an apiary that doesn't (quite) look like Steptoe's yard (hope that apostrophe will stay in the right place )
Forgot to say - a really contented hum coming from all hives, and a glorious smell of honey when you got closer

 

[Beanwood]

Had my first go at using a Horsley board - and to make it interesting, I could't find the queen!!

All bees brushed into bottom brood box with three frames of BIAS.
Top box now has remainder of brood,and an open QC.

I'm REALLY hoping the nurse bees HAVE read the book, and will
move up to cover the brood tonight.

Unfortunately they haven't, and didn't!
Looks as if my attempts to save them were in vain, and they've swarmed today....

Lot's of brood in the top box being removed. QC still not sealed...

 

[beebopalula]

Another cast today - this time in an old 5 frame ply bait hive with a very nanky old comb in it.

 

[Chris Luck]

Well after watching the bees to day went off and cut the grass in the field , no dramas , except on the 5th circuit I looked up in the Oak tree where the first swarm was and there was another swarm , almost the same location as the first .


Got what kit I have left ,knocked up something to put them in ,dodgy roof and base and 2 supers ,and walked them up . A quick visual of the other hives and a listen on their roofs indicate that they are still full . The wife says she saw a group of 10 hives on the other side of the valley , suspect it is one of those .
Need to get another broad box and base and then lift them across to it .

On your way to your first 100 then. Another one here for you.

Chris

 

[galileo]

Early start before the Sun got too high.

Both new virgin queens emerging right on time.... the first running about on the comb when I lifted it and the second, from a ringed tip cell, with a bit of assistance from the point of a hive tool. Both in good shape: the one in the nuc box slightly smaller (looks like a good choice for reserve) but the one in the box above the Horsley board, a fine specimen of womanhood! Both accepted readily by the workers and both haring off to find rivals to exterminate. Fingers crossed that the weather forecast for the next week turns out to be true!