Just walking to the local deli for a spot of lunch and clocked these fellas working the lavender in someone’s garden ! The benefits of living in a city !
Took these photos during my morning run , everything else seems scorched with this heat ! I’m wondering with this weeks rains if there will be a surprise mini flow !
Himalayan balsam is still in full flow down on the riverbanks of Exeter , bees are working it hard! Will leave my supers on for another few weeks I think !
Got the idea off BMH , tried it last winter and worked a treat , didn't even have to think about them until the spring and the brood box wasn't rammed with stores but as you say ......... each to their own.;)
Just got myself a Gas vap to try this year (got fed up of disconnecting the car battery) , question is at what intervals would you treat at? I have read some suggest day 1 , then 6 then 14 . What's everyone's thoughts?
Mine are sat in poly 6 frame jumbo Lang nuc on a concrete slab, OMF , hive is about 5ft tall though so imagine it’s hot in supers but cool in brood boxes.
Thanks for all the replies guys , I keep mine in the garden so trying to find the least offensive colour ! Grey just looks like some fancy contemporary rock !