What did I do today, made more 20 x brood frames and a few super frames, made up clearer boards, when rhombus escapes arrived from Simon the Beekeeper, I just used what I had, so crown boards with port escape holes, closed one off with correx and drawing pins, and then pinned rhombus escapes underneath, and I'll use a 3/4" eke. I've done this before with success, it keeps the amount of kit down. I don't use porter escapes!
Sorted through stock, took down three supers to apiary, with fresh foundation, 3 supers with comb, cleaned and prepared extractor for extraction.
Weather today is very warm, cloudy, but very cold wind, and very windy. But, I must get down, and prepare the colonies to remove supers on hive, as the OSR is over.
At the apiary very few bees flying today...I thought I was going to be encountering feisty bees, but infact there were quite pleasant despite, the cold windy weather. - This surprised me! Removed all the hive straps.
Little smoke at entrance, to tell them I was here, I levered up 2/3 supers, with hive tool above QX, and a little puff of smoke. Removed 2/3 supers in one hit, dropped on new super, clearer board, and dropped back 2/3 supers.
They are heavy, not sure I would be able to lift 4 supers...
Will return later and see if the supers have cleared, as I have clear "crown boards", otherwise I will leave overnight, and take off tomorrow morning.
I also noticed in one super, under the acrylic cover, drone brood, not seen this before, do I have a DLQ, has the queen got up into the super? Will we see check later.
Checked the apidea, bees flying well. It has been seven days, since the apidea was sited and opened!
and then received this email....
American Foul Brood found within our area. (County of East Riding of Yorkshire)!
Oh dear!
Posted it here
http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=482997&posted=1#post482997
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