Poly Hive
Queen Bee
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2008
- Messages
- 14,094
- Reaction score
- 395
- Location
- Scottish Borders
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 12 and 18 Nucs
You have on your mouse guard.
You have set the entrance to suit. (your choice)
You have plugged any holes.
You will have blocked off the Crown Board. (I hope)
You have fed them and they are a comfortable weight, with some 40 lbs of stores.
You have a stone/brick on the roof.
What now?
Sit on your hands please. Leave them alone.
I have read of queen finding, sugar dusting and goodness knows what all going on..... in November for goodness sake.
They are in winter mode folks, if it ain't right now then you have to live with it as do the bees, just please let them snooze in peace and with luck all will be well in Feb. If not, well you will have to ponder why not and try again next year.
Please, let them alone now.
I will bother mine once more for the Oxalic acid in late December, apart from that they are fed and will remain undisturbed until Feb. I will check the roofs but apart from that I am hands off.
PH
You have set the entrance to suit. (your choice)
You have plugged any holes.
You will have blocked off the Crown Board. (I hope)
You have fed them and they are a comfortable weight, with some 40 lbs of stores.
You have a stone/brick on the roof.
What now?
Sit on your hands please. Leave them alone.
I have read of queen finding, sugar dusting and goodness knows what all going on..... in November for goodness sake.
They are in winter mode folks, if it ain't right now then you have to live with it as do the bees, just please let them snooze in peace and with luck all will be well in Feb. If not, well you will have to ponder why not and try again next year.
Please, let them alone now.
I will bother mine once more for the Oxalic acid in late December, apart from that they are fed and will remain undisturbed until Feb. I will check the roofs but apart from that I am hands off.
PH