WASPS!

The wasps are clearly more evident around the hive entrances today. I have already put mouse guards on to reduce the entrances and help the bees.

Melancholic Again

The realisation that the active season is all but over again leaves me sad. The season has gone and I seem to have been so busy with keeping things on an even keel that this time suddenly appears and slaps me right in the face! Mouse guards are on (to help reduce entrances against wasps for now) and its time to prepare for winter!!

What a difference...

One month on and the fondant is long gone; the supers are heaving under the weight of nectar pouring in! It seems the bees have found a source to work, and boy are they working it!!