Himalayan Balsam strong flow on here, and probably continuing for the next 3 weeks fingers crossed. Usually extract end of September. Looking like my best year so far :party:
I got quite a large amount of Rape honey in spring from a couple of my apairies, reading on the tinternet they talk about seeding with creamed honey but can I blend it with himalayan balsam honey from a later crop at my other sites or do I have seed it as recommended to get the smooth non...
Checked all my colonies today and they were all out of fondant (Neopoll) even though I stocked them all up less than 2 weeks ago so must be expanding nicely.
However, one of the hives looked quite weak so I'm thinking her Maj hasn't made it through the Winter but still too early to open yet to...
Thanks for that PG - I'm always learning, and most of it involves spending more money lol!!! No, seriously, I'll give that a try as this is cheaper than buying new Kingspan inserts for sure :-)
Indeed, I agree, Kingspan does get munched. All my colonies have it and about half have been munched... I've even painted it before putting in the hive and they still munch it regardless!!!
Hi Folks,
I still have several wet frames left from last season where they have pollen stores or nectar still in (some of them are loaded) - Should I wait a few weeks or wait for 'T-Shirt Weather' before applying in a couple of weeks or so???
All colonies are on Neopoll so won't be starving...