2015 A New Year and New Season!

I think this early March weekend is the first that the temperature has reached the magic 15 degrees for most of the middle of the day.

It has got to this dizzy height before and when it does some of the bees come out to have a fly around and go to the loo! But today things have made a step change. As I customarily do I called ahead to my Apeiry to say I was coming over and the nursury owner said there out and on my Crocuses!

I assumed she meant the bees and sure enough lots were. A lovely sight and I was thrilled to see two of the hives ( Victoria and Anne) were very busy but the third ( Mary) was less so. These bees had I think suffered a bought of Nosima. This may have taken a toll on there numbers and there was little I could do to help the situation. Bees were about from this hive, but noticeably fewer.

Now is quite a critical time as the queen will start laying, the swarm may start to stir, but at the same time the stores will be running out! To this end I have put some fondant on each hive that they can use until more spring flowers are out on bloom.

I have to start thinking about getting ready for the new season and is quite exciting!!

I will write again soon.