are you sure its September..?

My swarmy-strain hive is looking light, come to think of it: hmmm...

I had a swarm call yesterday

She's still there which is good because the reason so many mites are dropping with Apiguard is she has frame after frame of brood. Love her.

Stickyfingers said:

Its gonna be close to the wire for her getting mated but gonna leave them and see. Worst case I merge a bit later.

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Too late round my way, not a drone to be seen.

Cazza

Cazza said:

Too late round my way, not a drone to be seen.

Cazza

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Just checked the other hives and there still drones waiting to hatch.
Gonna have to keep doing weekly inspections as they are all still so full its crazy. Ivy is in full flow as well.

Stickyfingers said:

Just checked the other hives and there still drones waiting to hatch.
Gonna have to keep doing weekly inspections as they are all still so full its crazy. Ivy is in full flow as well.

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I have drone brood and was watching many going off today. No problem with drones my way.

REDWOOD said:

I had a swarm call yesterday

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Wow!

Who will win the prize for the latest swarm of 2014?

BeeJoyful said:

Wow!

Who will win the prize for the latest swarm of 2014?

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Well here on Heat Island, if they didn't swarm yesterday they'll never swarm.

I reckon the next big issue from this super-long season is going to be varroa and that one way or another there will be fewer non-treaters, which is a shame. Hopefully not and good luck guys and gals but despite biotechnical methods (and I admit I am in experienced), there is no way my colonies will make it to spring without help.

TryingToLetThemBee said:

I reckon the next big issue from this super-long season is going to be varroa there is no way my colonies will make it to spring without help.

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I'm getting horrendous drops with Apilife on the colonies not treated with MAQS earlier in the season.

Even more frenetic today, with the hives roaring from first thing. Was that the night shift still ripening? Then later entrance congestion and bearding. The calendar say almost October! must get a new one, this old one seems faulty.