A Few Shots From Today.

[Millet]

The weather has been rubbish for the past six days heavy rain wind and thunder so i have not been able to do much bee wise apart from Tuesday when i released a new Queen from her cage under a brolly lol.
Anyway yesterday and today has been glorious and all that rain we have had which may have knocked my little darlings back a bit is starting to pay of now (i hope) not so much for honey production this year but for winter build up.

The new Queen is still alive and kicking but the Nuc was dangerously low on stores so i put a full super frame of honey in for them to work on.

The angry laying worker colony has calmed down for now strange but true, however the test frame i put in has a open Queen cell that was sealed last week so hopefully she gets mated safely.

Here is a few pictures i took today they have around 1/4 acre of Clover on there door step and around 15 acres of wild thistles to play about on so hopefully all that rain has got the nectar flowing and the Rosebay Willow Herb is blooming also.

Here you go anyway. (Pics)

Clover

Miles of Thistles nearly two full fields like this, the folk who own the land are vegan and do not like killing anything that is why it is left to go wild, they do cut the lawn though.. lol .

 

[Erichalfbee]

Lovely.....I can smell that clover

 

[colinc]

I left my lawn looking like your paddock full of clover last week. Its been quite dry here last 2 weeks and white Clover is definitely going over bees moving onto the purple. Wish I had handy thistles like that nearby.

running out of supers last went on a hive today so rhombus escapes on today looking at 2.5 supers to harvest and spin tomorrow.

 

[Millet]

I left my lawn looking like your paddock full of clover last week. Its been quite dry here last 2 weeks and white Clover is definitely going over bees moving onto the purple. Wish I had handy thistles like that nearby.

running out of supers last went on a hive today so rhombus escapes on today looking at 2.5 supers to harvest and spin tomorrow.

That is not mine but i wish it was as they would be more than clover on it..lol

 

[BenLatimer]

Fantastic pics!!

 

[Millet]

Lovely.....I can smell that clover

It sure has a nice smell nearly as nice as the meadow sweet.

 

[Millet]

Fantastic pics!!

 

[Erichalfbee]

It sure has a nice smell nearly as nice as the meadow sweet.

Yes meadowsweet smells sweet. Taste it though!
Here's one from me

 

[Millet]

Yes meadowsweet smells sweet. Taste it though!
Here's one from me

Look at the pollen colour on that, what is it gathered from.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Look at the pollen colour on that, what is it gathered from.

Asparagus

 

[Erichalfbee]

And another. Quite a few bees on the Birdsfoot Trefoil

 

[Millet]

Nice shots.. i find it quite satisfying to see bees on plants and shrubs that have been planted to help them, when them laburnums get going they will be covered in bees of some kind as the flowers hold a good amount of nectar.

 

[colinc]

Trefoil is overtaking the clover here.
Extracted 2.5 supers today whilst cooking Sunday Roast.


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[colinc]

Too windy for the proper camera but the clover seems past it's best so bees have moved on to the lavender and buddleia with force.


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[colinc]

All over the bramble hedges near the pub too


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[Millet]

All over the bramble hedges near the pub too


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Mint, however i would be all over the bramble hedge near the pub also on the way home but not intentionally