I found another apidea with a laying queen last week on a site I had not visited for 2 months. It was on the point of starvation but I took it home and gave it a few frames of stores. Fingers crossed.
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I found another apidea with a laying queen last week on a site I had not visited for 2 months. It was on the point of starvation but I took it home and gave it a few frames of stores. Fingers crossed.
When are the drones finally going to realise it's over?
4C yesterday + sun of sorts and they are all over the place......
I've had a bit of drone retention this year as well. Cold windy weather has stopped flying. Hoping for a settled spell so I can attend to the oxalic acid treatments.
I must have missed the drones being kicked out this year.....or they haven't been yet ! I did find a single cold one on the landing board last week so brought it indoors as an educational tool for the kids. It soon came round and was buzzing about the room :)
Oxalic just after Christmas I reckon. Before the long drive south to Somerset and the in-laws....ba humbug.
Talking to a beekeeper just now who made 200 queens this summer with 4 colonies.. As a preventative to swarming Wow, any takers in the method?
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I'd be interested to hear it but the question remains....why?!