July 8th 2013: I suppose its a bit strange starting a blog about the 2015 bee season, but that's what I been thinking about today as I have spent some time making up new honey frames for next year and trying to think how I can guesstimate the number I might need for next year.
The plan at the moment is that as this is second year looking after bees and we seem settled at our new home in the Corner field in Irchester to mark all the frames that have been on since 2013. These will need changing so a count is required when I next visit. I will be able to save the frames , fumigate them and then replace the way foundation. This make sure disease does not set in.
also because the two smallest hives ( Mary and Anne) have only one super frame on them, enough new frames to fill a second super box in anticipation that they will need two next year.
Last but not least today I have made two more Woodpecker guards for the two new hives and got ready this years wasp traps, as I am sure it wont be long before these pest are out on the rob!
More soon.