What did you do in the Apiary today?

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Had a mooch around - most hives fairly active in the sun, bees only taking fondant down on one of the nucs - the rest seem OK stores wise but one or two getting a bit light.

 

[Roola]

Popped down and watched bees coming and going, some pollen coming in. Looked through see through crown boards, cluster sizes very different. My darker bees have quite a small cluster ~4/5 frames, new buckfast colony has a large cluster ~7/8. Put fondant on buckfast colony.

 

[stephenpug]

The hive I thought had died over winter is very much alive and even got bits of pollen going in :- D

 

[Itchy]

You've had a winter?

 

[victor meldrew]

Ain't arrive here yet !
VM


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[BILL.HEARD]

Ain't arrive here yet !
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Give it another week!

 

[VEG]

I went land hunting

 

[Hivemaker.]

I went land hunting

Did you catch any.

 

[VEG]

Well I got a bite waiting for some details

 

[Hivemaker.]

Well I got a bite

What were you using for bait....tightly rolled up £50 notes.

 

[VEG]

ohh they are very tight lol

 

[alldigging]

You've had a winter?

We had 10 minutes of hail yesterday.

 

[Goran]

Finally some minus temps and snow..

 

[BILL.HEARD]

Finally some minus temps and snow..

Think we may have some of that later this week!

 

[Hivemaker.]

Hefted some hives, killed a drone laying queen and replaced her with a new one, now it's raining again.

 

[Oscarmonster]

Finished digging in rabbit wire around 2 acre field/apiary. Now all I need to do is get the rabbits left in the field out.

 

[VEG]

Went looking at sites

 

[dpearce4]

Opened up 5 hives on one site to see how they were going, though not full inspection even though the temp was 13c, just lifted the crownboards. All of them doing well, very strong, wondering if its worthwhile adding pollen substitute this year as they are so stong.

 

[Hivemaker.]

All of them doing well, very strong.

The one i re-queened today was surprisingly strong, single brood national with ten frames of bees, and six of brood. (brood no good though)

I won't be adding any pollen sub.

 

[blackie]

checked to see if fondant being eaten and the made some bumble be boxes