What did you do in the Apiary today?

[Millet]

Who told you they wouldn't?

They can fly a fair distance with a clipped wing, then crash into the scrub and never seen again - bees rturn to the hive, wait for the first QC to emerge, then off they go again, a prime swarm but headed by a virgin

There lies the difference..quite easy really.. they have rather swarmed or tried to swarm.

 

[linoleum bonypart]

I can understand why commercial guys clip not little guys....

 

[Millet]

I can understand why commercial guys clip not little guys....

You want clipping around the lug and sending to bed,,

 

[Curly green fingers]

You want clipping around the lug and sending to bed,,

That's funny Steve almost as funny as you saying jbm doesn't want banning but could do with a punch in the arm thanks for the chuckle.

I'll keep it short because to much has happened and by the time I've finished it would be morning time.
I've caught two swarms in two days !
Not my own, and now there at home. had to split two colony's on the farm and transferred two more nucs bought yesterday .
I've managed to find a local beek who's making equipment for a steal so good bye th+++++ and who ever.
More has happened but I'll leave it for now.
The End.

 

[The Poot in Somerset]

Did some serious pruning to capture my 4th swarm of the season.
Now housed in my first Abelo poly hive.
Very probably from one of my hives....

 

[Ian123]

Did some serious pruning to capture my 4th swarm of the season.
Now housed in my first Abelo poly hive.
Very probably from one of my hives....

An honest beekeeper

 

[B+.]

Today is incubator day

20 queen cells (daughters of NL-55-35-16-2018) have emerged in the incubator so far today. Another 7 to go.

 

[BMH]

Managed to tip over a hive whilst looking for a queen!

Luckily she was in the only box that I didnt knock over!

What a nightmare hey?

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[citrus]

Managed to tip over a hive whilst looking for a queen!

Luckily she was in the only box that I didnt knock over!

What a nightmare hey?

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mind the nettles too !!

 

[BMH]

mind the nettles too !!

waiting for a rainy day. needs a good strim

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[For want of a better word]

Managed to tip over a hive whilst looking for a queen!

Luckily she was in the only box that I didnt knock over!

What a nightmare hey?

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Was that a wellie in the hive strap trip????....PITA I now plush them under the hive out of the way of my tin legs!

Chons da

 

[thedozzer]

I did nothing so the bees are safe

 

[beeno]

I did nothing so the bees are safe

That is good and made me laugh. Unless you killed her it is good that she is not piping any more!

 

[The Poot in Somerset]

Did some (more) pruning and weeding to make room for the swarm enforced increase to four colonies...... Plus two swarms currently housed in nucs that need a good home. Ordered another Abelo poly for a spare piece of kit as currently all kit in use.
The guard bees watched me digging and weeding right up to their hives and didn't bother me at all.

 

[Millet]

Managed to tip over a hive whilst looking for a queen!

Luckily she was in the only box that I didnt knock over!

What a nightmare hey?

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If you never used Camo paint you would have seen them before you got there..

 

[BMH]

Was that a wellie in the hive strap trip????....PITA I now plush them under the hive out of the way of my tin legs!



Chons da

It was just actually a really poorly balanced stack that was tipped by the second brood box.Definitely a PITA though

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[enrico]

Hey lal.....join the club. My only problem was the falling stack tipped over the next two hives aswell.
I will never forget that day as long as I live. Unfortunately the last thing I thought about was taking photos. Well done.
E

 

[BMH]

Hey lal.....join the club. My only problem was the falling stack tipped over the next two hives aswell.
I will never forget that day as long as I live. Unfortunately the last thing I thought about was taking photos. Well done.
E

The only reason I was going into that hive was to nick some bees and brood to make a split for a queen. I was so relieved to find the queen in the only box that didnt topple, that I thought it was worthy of a picture!

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[B+.]

If you never used Camo paint you would have seen them before you got there..

Isn't "camouflage paint" an oxymoron?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

No