What did you do in the Apiary today?

[Curly green finger's]

Do you know which one it is or are you hoping for mid April flowering then?

Yes prediction of flow mid April and the three farms work together, I’ve also got field beans to move to .

 

[Murox]

Thats going to be potentially a lot of work, especially if the weather warms up down there. Still cold, wet and windy here but its looking better this coming week with highs of 10 degrees

 

[Curly green finger's]

Thats going to be potentially a lot of work, especially if the weather warms up down there. Still cold, wet and windy here but its looking better this coming week with highs of 10 degrees

Yes lots of work there are 40/50 colony’s close to the osr but the strongest queen right are being selected and the rest will be moved.

 

[Codford]

Winter checks around the apiaries. The rate of fondant consumption is steadily increasing and all hives now bringing in a little pollen. Blackthorn buds looking as if they will bloom shortly and the odd Dandelion in evidence. Need to have a look to see how the OSR is progressing. It's all about to kick off in the next few weeks...

 

[Curly green finger's]

Winter checks around the apiaries. The rate of fondant consumption is steadily increasing and all hives now bringing in a little pollen. Blackthorn buds looking as if they will bloom shortly and the odd Dandelion in evidence. Need to have a look to see how the OSR is progressing. It's all about to kick off in the next few weeks...

You can say that again

 

[Murox]

Yes lots of work there are 40/50 colony’s close to the osr but the strongest queen right are being selected and the rest will be moved.

Ooh! my back aches for you. Good luck.

 

[Cuckmere couple]

another cold day to remind people inspecting weather isnt here yet

 

[Erichalfbee]

It's all about to kick off in the next few weeks...

Our surrounding dandelion fields are a way off yet and they have sheep in them at present.
Willow is nearly there.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Our surrounding dandelion fields are a way off yet and they have sheep in them at present.
Willow is nearly there.

yes, noticed white tipped buds on the willow yesterday

 

[Newbeeneil]

yes, noticed white tipped buds on the willow yesterday

Willow well out here. Pic taken last week.

 

[Parsonage Bees]

Melted some blocks of wax with some water to clean them up. Output from the solar wax melter last year. As it cooled off outside the faint smell of honey must have attracted this bumblebee queen. Only 8degC and overcast.

 

[Newbeeneil]

Took the Brush cutter to my main apiary today to clear the sapling goat willows and brambles from in front of the hives. That will make it easier to strim in the summer.

 

[Cuckmere couple]

Took the Brush cutter to my main apiary today to clear the sapling goat willows and brambles from in front of the hives. That will make it easier to strim in the summer.

now that is a good idea.....did mine mid winter and only caught one strap underneath that was nearly v messy

 

[JamezF]

another cold day to remind people inspecting weather isnt here yet

It has actually been quite pleasant here. I had to take off my fleece when I was working in the veg plot this afternoon.

James

 

[Anduril]

Not really in the apiary, but being active for most of my life and being told to slow down which is not an option. My wife talked me into a Thai massage for beekeepers back. I went straight into the hard massage and I certainly feel revitalised and raring to go for the upcoming season.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Really gutted and upsetting to find one of my mini nucs which I’ve nursed through the winter, they have starved and I’ve been checking them every week.
I felt very attached to that mini nuc and I could cry really.

 

[Curly green finger's]

All hives flying the majority are bringing in pollen of different colours temp 14c and light rain .
Fed 90kgs of sugar/syrup .
Same tomorrow feeding and continuing to clean and build nucs, wax frames etc.

 

[Swarm]

Looks like we drew the short straw today, rain coming down sideways.

 

[Nannysbees]

Pouring here again, fed up of the rain

 

[Curly green finger's]

Looks like we drew the short straw today, rain coming down sideways.

More rain Steve the rest of the week doesn’t look good either, I’m glad I’m now in the barn as the rain has just got worse, I don’t think I’ve seen the fields this bad.