Belay the last pipe. Rain stopped play. Visit planned for this evening is postponed. Watch this space.
Cliff
Wednesday 19 August 2015
Tuesday 18 August 2015
I will visit the association apiary at 1800hrs on Wednesday 19 Aug. The purpose of this visit is to put the supers from which I have extracted the honey on the relevant hives so that the bees can clean them up before I feed them for the winter in September. Providing the now combined nucs are queenright I will transfer the 10 frames into the currently empty poly nuc so that they are kept warm through the winter and to allow them to establish themselves there again prior to feeding.
Cliff
Cliff
Wednesday 12 August 2015
12 Aug
I put clearance boards on three colonies on Monday night and will be removing 5 supers of honey tonight (1930hrs). I am leaving one super on each of the colonies, which had been on a box and a half earlier in the season so although containing honey will also have pollen and pupa cases.
The 2 nucs have been combined and are now in a double story nuc, which I will transfer into a hive with a full sized brood box before the winter.
Once I have extracted the honey I will get the bees to clear up the frames before I feed them, which will start in early September.
Watch this space for details of any remaining visits for this season.
Cliff
I put clearance boards on three colonies on Monday night and will be removing 5 supers of honey tonight (1930hrs). I am leaving one super on each of the colonies, which had been on a box and a half earlier in the season so although containing honey will also have pollen and pupa cases.
The 2 nucs have been combined and are now in a double story nuc, which I will transfer into a hive with a full sized brood box before the winter.
Once I have extracted the honey I will get the bees to clear up the frames before I feed them, which will start in early September.
Watch this space for details of any remaining visits for this season.
Cliff
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