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.
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 roomOriginally Posted by Castor
Oxalic just after Christmas I reckon. Before the long drive south to Somerset and the in-laws....ba humbug.
They always look like nightclub bouncers to me - baldy heads, bug eyes and knuckles dragging......It soon came round and was buzzing about the room
.....interesting description.
Try a night out in swansea, you'll soon realise the bouncers have stings!
todays news
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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Last edited by Calum; 11-12-2014 at 11:19 PM.
I'd be interested to hear it but the question remains....why?!
Did he use a fish and a couple of loaves of bread?
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