Tremyfro
Queen Bee
- Joined
- May 19, 2014
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- Location
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Hive Type
- Beehaus
- Number of Hives
- Possibly...5 and a bit...depends on the bees.
At Last...during inspections today I saw my first bees covered in white pollen from the HB. Total relief.....now only need some good weather for the colonies to fill the coffers! Only a few bees seen but at least they have found it. I was beginning to think the council had actually carried out the decimation of HB. Although why I should think that I really don't know....they have always been the worst landowners for leaving Ragwort to seed!
I inspected the 2 production hives....some capped honey... a few frames worth...and that isn't fully capped. Hives are full of bees with many frames of capped brood.....I think they have had the munchies!
Added a feeder to a double decker nuc. Although it is doing well...there were no stores in it to speak of.
Topped up feeders on 2 other colonies.
I feel time is running out this summer.....
I inspected the 2 production hives....some capped honey... a few frames worth...and that isn't fully capped. Hives are full of bees with many frames of capped brood.....I think they have had the munchies!
Added a feeder to a double decker nuc. Although it is doing well...there were no stores in it to speak of.
Topped up feeders on 2 other colonies.
I feel time is running out this summer.....