What did you do in the Apiary today?

[Swarm]

Always the same when you plan a 'quick' visit.

 

[bpmurray]

Checked the two in the garden and they were really busy with the unmistakable smell of ivy, so happy with them. My Warré experiment is about to end: there were about a dozen bees in it - the queen must have been missing for some time, but I had just left them alone with plenty of syrup. At least I'll have an interesting bait hive next season!

 

[Noddy]

Extracting.......

 

[Plenty of honey]

Checked the two in the garden and they were really busy with the unmistakable smell of ivy, so happy with them. My Warré experiment is about to end: there were about a dozen bees in it - the queen must have been missing for some time, but I had just left them alone with plenty of syrup. At least I'll have an interesting bait hive next season!

Good to hear the ivy is starting somewhere!! your right, its unmistakable!!

 

[Plenty of honey]

Went through 25 nucs in one yard. 20 have been marked and laying by the frame load. Loads of larvae all the same age, the royal jelly making the frame look all white in the cells. The best sight one could wish for, time is ticking now! the other 5 had no eggs laid, so will add another virgin on Sunday in a last ditch attempt to get them mated before the end comes, Their queenless, random filling of cells with syrup and no space left for their queen to lay in to. However i made them up with some young larvae which does help extend the time before laying workers take over in the absence of brood, so hopefully these last ones will scrape through before they kick in!
Fed where necessary., generally though, weight increasing well.
Checked one last apiary on the way home. Fed and checked all hives, one dead out through robbing, weak in the first place and one laying workers but this one is doomed as their just is not any enough time left to try and correct this one. ( plus lack of brood)
still sunny and warm, but those mornings are now turning chilly, a sure sign were the wrong side of summer!

 

[B+.]

Extracting.......

Nice!

 

[GaryB]

Went to place feed on my garden hive late afternoon, after a miserable rainy day. Popped the porters to place the feeder, and out they came the ungrateful mares. Chased me back to the kitchen. So what should have been an unsuited quick operation became, get suited up, back to hive, finish filling feeder, close up and leave them to it. Should have known better, my usually lovely calm bees get very arsey if the weather turns iffy, plus they're guarding a half filled super.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Went to place feed on my garden hive late afternoon, after a miserable rainy day. Popped the porters to place the feeder

Why have you got the porter escapes in when you are not clearing bees? they're not much good at the best of times - worse than useless when they have been clarted up with propolis by the bees.

 

[chrisb]

Duct tape the universal hole bunguperer

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

piece of slate or offcuts of thin plywood - bits of corex do the trick as well.

 

[Cussword]

piece of slate.

You can keep it in place with duct tape, stops it slipping off when inspecting.


Or, make a clear crown board so you can see what's going on before you lift it.

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[Eyeman]

Popped the porters to place the feeder, and out they came the ungrateful mares. Chased me back to the kitchen. So what should have been an unsuited quick operation became, get suited up, back to hive, finish filling feeder, close up and leave them to it. Should have known better, my usually lovely calm bees get very arsey if the weather turns iffy, plus they're guarding a half filled super.

It looks like you might be feeding with a super on. Is that a good idea?

 

[Millet]

You can keep it in place with duct tape, stops it slipping off when inspecting.


Or, make a clear crown board so you can see what's going on before you lift it.

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I do not need duct tape to keep anything in place, the bees i have stick the slate firmly in place for me, i need the hive tool too remove it when the need arises.

 

[Eyeman]

Duct tape the universal hole bunguperer

Sticky side up!

 

[Cussword]

I do not need duct tape to keep anything in place, the bees i have stick the slate firmly in place for me, i need the hive tool too remove it when the need arises.

Yep, same thing happened to me. I meant that the tape would be necessary at first.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Old CDs

 

[chrisb]

well looks like they have decided winter is coming, drone pupae on floor and drones out in the rain on landing boards.The meal ticket has expired guys
one lot of bees fanning other row standing guard !

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Old CDs

what about the hole in the middle?

 

[REDWOOD]

what about the hole in the middle?

roof vents

 

[Erichalfbee]

what about the hole in the middle?

Hole? Are they supposed to have a hole? No wonder they didn't work in my CD player