It helps, still have syrup and half pollen patties on NUC picked up May 4 and the 5 foundations are drawn and filled with all stages of brood and stores added another deep today and still feeding syrup. Not going to bother them for any honey this Fall. Might be sugar syrup mixed in with it any...
Too hot to get dressed. Lifted a frame of eggs, larva and capped brood into a new added deep on the NUC. Meant to do this last week but got pressed with other things. 100% drawn bottom deep, almost got caught, no capped or drawn queen cells.
Working from the back I never really gave it a thought, never really had any aggression from any of the strain I have now. Years ago had a super strong and overly aggressive hive, great producer, had to work fully suited. I went in expecting to get whacked and they never disappointed me! :lau
Here's a question for all you keepers of bees. Do you smoke your hive entrance before going in? Myself I don't. I lift the top, blow smoke under the cover, give 'em a few seconds to go down then go to work. My mentor back in the '80s said, "why smoke the entrance driving the bees up when you are...
Gotta be odd
Talking OCD, I like odd because they strike me as bold and definitive. Evens read to me as rainbows and Unicorns. Now I ask you, am I ready for the Looney Bin or what!? :thumbsup
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