Jon
Bad forecast for next week
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, 28-03-2010 at 07:35 PM (2110 Views)
The weathermen are claiming that the sky is going to fall in on us towards the middle of next week so I did a quick check on stores. There is a good chance that bees won't have much foraging time for a week or so.
I was hoping it might have been a bit warmer today and although bees were flying, it was a bit nippy for inspections.
The bees were working hard bringing in yellow pollen, probably from willow. There were also a lot collecting water from various sources which probably means that stores are being diluted for brood rearing.
I had a quick look at the colony where I released a queen last Sunday and she was beside a small patch of eggs and larvae so all well there.
Roll on some better weather in April.