Good news! Sunshine and the bees are out foraging with 50% bringing pollen back into the hive which is an increase on yesterday. I lifted the lid and they are still taking the sugar syrup but I did not check how much is left as it was filled up 3 days ago.
Not such good news! There was a fall of 6 varroa mites since yesterday. I checked with a magnifying glass to make sure it was not just hive debris. I will dust the bees in the frames with icing sugar at the weekend when I do my first inspection for disease, queen activity and brood development. The sugar makes it hard for the mites to cling onto the bees and so they drop off. Also it encoura
The local woodpecker was in the sycamore tree at the end of the garden making a lot of noise. I shall have to watch him. There are plenty of caterpillars about at the moment but when food gets short I will may need to put mesh on the hive to keep him out.
Not such good news! There was a fall of 6 varroa mites since yesterday. I checked with a magnifying glass to make sure it was not just hive debris. I will dust the bees in the frames with icing sugar at the weekend when I do my first inspection for disease, queen activity and brood development. The sugar makes it hard for the mites to cling onto the bees and so they drop off. Also it encoura
The local woodpecker was in the sycamore tree at the end of the garden making a lot of noise. I shall have to watch him. There are plenty of caterpillars about at the moment but when food gets short I will may need to put mesh on the hive to keep him out.
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