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Livestock => Bees & Beekeeping => Topic started by: anderso on February 11, 2012, 10:18:24 am

Title: Hives
Post by: anderso on February 11, 2012, 10:18:24 am

Just a reminder to check your hives to make sure they are not blocked with snow or other stuff, some bees are trying to clean due to the light levels

good bee keeping

 :bee:

Title: Re: Hives
Post by: anderso on February 15, 2012, 09:44:11 am

hi to all out there in bee land I can say that today 15/02/2012 I had bees flying (hope they don't go to far and get cold) must be a cleaning flight so keep the bed linen off the washing lines

Title: Re: Hives
Post by: Rosemary on February 15, 2012, 05:53:38 pm

Ours were flying today and at the weekend. There were loads of them having a drink in the puddles by the field gate  :)

Title: Re: Hives
Post by: anderso on February 16, 2012, 11:57:49 am

lets just hope they remember to get in before the cold comes again

Title: Re: Hives
Post by: OhLaLa on February 29, 2012, 09:28:03 am

It might be worth putting a sugar feed on the hives too. Use sugar syrup not fondant as it is easier for them to work. And make sure you do it on a warmer day, working quickly but gently so that the hive isn't open too long.

 :bee:

Title: Re: Hives
Post by: Plantoid on March 04, 2012, 12:55:02 am

That's the beauty of having three inch deep crown board feeders on each hive .
Just lift the top cover and fill the feeder with a watering can or from a hose of pumped from a barrel luke warm syrup & thymol