Ditto no sloes and no apples. The annual apple pressing in the village was cancelled because no one had any to press. Field at the back of work was heaving with sloes last year but this year I can only find about 5! They did flower because we had the usual stunning display earlier in the year...
Question in relation to this thread.....a friend has a poly hive from P****S and she said she is having trouble with condensation under the clear plastic crown board they supplied with the hive.
Not knowing the hive I suggested some matchsticks - sorry if have offended someone by saying that -...
Mine have been going hammer and tong like this for the past couple of weeks. Nothing seems to be keeping them in.
I would love to know what they have found. Don't think its ivy because the ivy around here has only just started flowering and they have been super busy for over a week.
I had...
Don't get too down about it all shrekfeet. We all have our crap years and then we have a good year which makes up for the crap year.
You are doing everything you can and none of what has happened has been your fault so don't blame yourself.
The sniping on this forum can get a bit much sometimes...
http://www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/2012/09/why-are-wasps-so-irritating/ just seen this article, is it true about them being a little bit tiddled? Karol?
Interesting. I lost a weak nuc to wasps last week. They cleaned the feeder out completely and there was not a single bee or larva left. I had put a frame of brood in to try and boost numbers but even all of these had gone. Would they be after sweet and meat?