What did you do in the Apiary today?

[Curly green finger's]

Checked on some mini mating nucs for stores by the look of the inspection sheets some have brood and will need some fondant over the next week .
No flying bees for a while can’t wait to watch them coming out and splattering poop over the neibours car and ours. happy new year!

 

[Erichalfbee]

You don’t have near neighbours
https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threads/what-did-you-do-in-the-apiary-today.8543/page-1915#post-890530

 

[The Poot]

I suppose nearest neighbours could be three miles away, but still be neighbours

 

[Erichalfbee]

I suppose nearest neighbours could be three miles away, but still be neighbours

Heaven help my bees if they fly three miles to poo on my neighbours car.

 

[Curly green finger's]

My bees like to travel to poo, I wonder if I could ask the bees to poo on a specific car

 

[Parsonage Bees]

My bees like to travel to poo, I wonder if I could ask the bees to poo on a specific car

Pheromone of some sort? Worth some experimentation. Report back.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

mine used to all crap on a neighbour's silver Merc........................
which was nice

 

[Curly green finger's]

Pheromone of some sort? Worth some experimentation. Report back.

A few spots of L M oil maybe I’ll report back sir

 

[Erichalfbee]

I suppose nearest neighbours could be three miles away, but still be neighbours

Near or nearest?

 

[Antipodes]

I suppose nearest neighbours could be three miles away, but still be neighbours

Agreed, and three miles away from the homestead might be considered very near, depending on the size of the property
https://www.entegra.com.au/anna-creek-the-biggest-cattle-station-in-australia/

 

[The Poot]

Agreed, and three miles away from the homestead might be considered very near, depending on the size of the property
https://www.entegra.com.au/anna-creek-the-biggest-cattle-station-in-australia/

Just read about Anna Creek - WOW!

 

[Nannysbees]

mine used to all crap on a neighbour's silver Merc........................
which was nice

Have a look at the latest video from black mountain, Laurence is talking about amazing underfloor entrance design. Fame has found you

 

[Parsonage Bees]

A few spots of L M oil maybe I’ll report back sir

My neighbor has a white Maserati.

 

[Moobee]

My neighbor has a white Maserati.

Mine has a very white Tesla. With a nice yellow spotty design

 

[Erichalfbee]

Mine has a Volvo of some description but too far away for the bees to bother it

 

[Nannysbees]

Bit concerned about one of the colonies. All four out flying today between downpours, noticed that one of the hives,the fondant hasn't been touched or any bees flying for about a week. Very strong colony going into winter, unless they are just cwtched up and not venturing out!!!!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

the fondant hasn't been touched or any bees flying for about a week. Very strong colony going into winter, unless they are just cwtched up and not venturing out

it happens, some bees don't touch the fondant unless they really need it, some bees really do just cwtsh in until it gets significantly warmer

 

[Curly green finger's]

Doing my rounds today, feeding,hefting etc.

Photo of one of my grafted 2023 amms colony’s
Wintering in a mini nuc .

She is the daughter of one of John gettys queens .
I had 4 of his queens in 2021 and only one was good enough to rear from the others had chalk brood .

 

[rolande]

Doing my rounds today, feeding,hefting etc.

Photo of one of my grafted 2023 amms colony’s
Wintering in a mini nuc .
View attachment 38522
She is the daughter of one of John gettys queens .
I had 4 of his queens in 2021 and only one was good enough to rear from the others had chalk brood .

What kind of mini nuc is that?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

looks like a Kieler