That looks like the stuff Gavin. There are several fields of it near Meigle, also north of Burrelton. The bees are busy on it at every chance. Most of the flowers are white but some are light purple and some are various stages of intermediate.
One field has yellow mustard in the mix too, but it is almost past and the white/purple stuff has grown past it. Another has a mustard/phacelia mix in it.
There was also a field of radish near Abernyte, so I hear.
Great to see them piling in yellow pollen during the brief sunny spell in the middle of the day. Ivy, I presume. That site, an old orchard in the Carse of Gowrie, used to have loads of ivy nearby but a groundsman cleared it out several years ago. I think that they now fly a few km for it on a S-facing slope. They're still taking down feed and building comb to put it in. Some of the colonies have shrunk to 5-6 frames of bees - natural shrinkage after a tough life on the heather or was my Varroa control a bit late?
All that rain recently has rendered a couple of apiaries off limits to Vera the Van. A kind fellow had to pull me out of one apiary near the Tay on Friday when the going got just too soft. Today I backed out of another before I went too far. It is the season for long walks in rather than driving up to the bees. Just as well the need to carry syrup to them is almost over.
Last edited by gavin; 17-10-2016 at 11:11 PM.
Hi Gavin
I have a Suzuki Jimny for those jobs
Mind you it doesn't do much good when you lose your key in a deserted spot duh!!
Heres a pic of some of next years boxes pity you cant smell them
I love the smell of cedar in the morning (cue Valkyries)IMG_20161027_120411.jpg
Hi Prakel
Yes they are all Thornes seconds boxes, roofs, and floors
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