What did you do in the Apiary today?

[JamezF]

Similar joke in a Christmas cracker I pulled with one of the grandchildren. They thought it was hilarious.

Perhaps I have unwittingly discovered a possible new profession

James

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Perhaps I have unwittingly discovered a possible new profession

James

I don't know, the forum is over subscribed with comedians as it is

 

[user 20297]

I don't know, the forum is over subscribed with comedians as it is

They're crackers.

 

[drex]

Lovely mild sunny day. Been cleaning up frames ready for recycling. LLoads of bees flying, mainly orientation flights but a few foraging, presumably for water. All colonies active, so all alive so far.

 

[madasafish]

Helped vape 12 Association hives in 75 minutes. (Conventional heaters x2)

 

[gregior]

Vaped all mine today using my new Gasvap so much easier than lugging a heavy battery around and no need to remove entrance blocks to vape. Boy do they get hot though,got burnt even with my leather beekeeping gloves on.

 

[StephenT]

Vaped all three hives. All busy bringing out the dead and having a good poo. Had a peak through the crownboards and all looking good so far.

 

[pargyle]

Vaped all mine today using my new Gasvap so much easier than lugging a heavy battery around and no need to remove entrance blocks to vape. Boy do they get hot though,got burnt even with my leather beekeeping gloves on.

https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threads/gasvap-modifications.49310/

 

[Erichalfbee]

Moved the colony off the potting shed roof
Now sun is out and some of the others in the apiary quarter of a mile away are flying.
Don’t seem to be any returnees fifteen minutes later.

 

[blackcloud]

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[blackcloud]

Mr Wilco- see if Santa might get you a trail cam in the sales?

 

[Ian123]

Checked a couple of nucs today adding fondant and emptying some dregs of syrup, Zero brood fyi!

 

[E&MBees]

Vaped the bees. All colonies emitted an irritated buzz which was reassuring. Tidied up the dead bodies from the ufe’s. Reasonable number from each hive were out & flying. Wished them a Happy Christmas!

 

[masterBK]

Trickled 68 colonies (26 of mine plus 10 belonging to one friend and 32 to another one) with OA . Colonies all quite strong and with plenty of stores apart from a couple. No losses yet and the smoker wasn't needed although one colony a bit defensive but decided not to light smoker just for that one. Working as a team we were treating one colony every three minutes

 

[Lazy K]

Beautiful sunny day, almost 58 F degrees . (14 C?) Took a peek in my 4 hives and gave each a small grease patty. Wind chill Tomorrow night expected to be 3 F degrees with wind gusts to 26 mph. Brr! I'll drape towels or blankets to block some of the wind. I have polystyrene hives so the bees should stay toasty warm. But I still worry. This is my first winter with bees.

 

[StephenT]

Watching the bees bring home their Xmas dinner. Clever girls as I can’t see any flowers anywhere.

 

[alisonfosterbell]

The bees are collecting pollen on the hellebores on the warm (16°) New Year's Eve here in Picardy

 

[Erichalfbee]

It’s remarkably warm here but only the odd bee out collecting water.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

It’s remarkably warm here but only the odd bee out collecting water.

nothing out here as it is persisting it down again

 

[pargyle]

Hasn't stopped raining since dawn, bees cossetted away in the hives or so I thought, went to brush a few dead bees off the landing board of one colony and two guard bees were out faster than I could say Happy new year ... retreated and left them to it ! I can live without the last sting of the year... hefted a few, still heavy. It's wet but very mild today down here.