gavin
End of November ...
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, 27-11-2013 at 08:40 PM (13141 Views)
... and they're still bringing in pollen.
First visit to my main apiary today for about 2 months. The bees were flying vigorously, maybe not such a surprise with the temperature somewhere near 11C. One colony was piling in the pale yellow pollen and I reckon it was coming from a rape field just under a km away which has a lot of charlock in flower. Given the hard frosts earlier this week that was a bit of a surprise. I've been a bit distracted of late and so today those needing a mouse guard were getting theirs. With all the flying activity I doubt that any mice were trapped inside. From looking at the floor inserts some colonies have been raising a fair amount of brood and it wouldn't surprise me if they need fondant early next year. Nice to see everything in order.