Not been down for a week, when I got home from work, this evening I found it very warm, and the air was still with little wind.
All colonies flying well, and I was NOW (at last!) delighted to see lots of bright yellow and orange pollen being carried into all hives, I was getting a little depressed, of reading all your reports of how busy your girls have been, and pollen coming in, so just goes to show maybe late starters, due to cold maybe.
I shall return tomorrow, to check fondant levels, and take a torch and look through clear crown boards, still feel tool cold for inspection, but I'll keep a check on temperatures, now were are in April!
One of my girls hit me on the fleece hat, and got a bit grumpy.... but flew away, that's because was in the flight line.
I also noticed, early 8am, lots of buzzing from my box hedge, I thought there was a swarm of bees in the hedge, but I noticed lots of honey bees working the flowers, and collecting pollen - maybe my girls ? who knows!
It's surprising now as a beekeeper, how I'm now wondering around looking at flowers all year.... and how I notice bees on flowers, I've never even noticed that box flowers!
This was just something I shot with a smart phone, e.g. Google Nexus 4.0, e.g. Android 5.0.1.
Just point and click!!!! no fancy camera, macro..
(I knew I should have worn my wellies). Maybe a case to requeen that particular hive at the earliest opportunity before one of our new beeks gets an unfortunate start up.
