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Livestock => Bees & Beekeeping => Topic started by: Greenerlife on August 25, 2013, 10:13:12 pm

Title: Woodpeckers
Post by: Greenerlife on August 25, 2013, 10:13:12 pm

Every year I have to protect my hives from woodpeckers and this year there are a LOT of them about!  What I can't rememberis when I am supposed to do it! This year I am going to be later than normal with taking the honey off because the season was late starting and seems to be late finishing, so ot sure when I am supposed to protect them - any ideas?

Title: Re: Woodpeckers
Post by: HesterF on August 25, 2013, 11:43:41 pm

According to my bee book, about October. I just looked it up today because we have so many green woodpeckers around. I guess it's at the stage when the bees become less active and able to defend themselves. Certainly mine would defend like crazy at the moment,

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Title: Re: Woodpeckers
Post by: Greenerlife on August 26, 2013, 10:14:17 am

Thanks for that - I thought as much but I may do it earlier, as the woodpeckers seem to be having a go at pretty much everything in sight. (including my newly-installed beautiful new wooden windows  :furious:  !)