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October 24, 2020October 25, 2020

The Life of a Breconshire Beekeeper Sept/Oct 2020

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The #pearblossom is two weeks later than last year; still not fully out. It’s being well pollinated as usual. Must be because of the cold start to spring we’ve had.

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The #pearblossom is two weeks later than last year; still not fully out. It’s being well pollinated as usual. Must be because of the cold start to spring we’ve had.

The Rosemary’s been flowering for quite a while now, late afternoon some #honeybees started foraging on it. See the #pollen on the hairs of the bee perfect for #pollinating.

These photos are of #varroa or #varroamite one is with a dead #bee near by so you can get an idea of the size of it. This is the inspection board from under a hive. The yellow lump is #pollen.

There are #drone #bees in the hives now. See how large his eyes are compared to the #workerbee. His main task will be to mate with a #virginqueen and he’ll need those eyes to see her.

When starting out as a #beekeeper, checking that a colony is #queenright is important to assess the colony situation. However, finding the #queen is sometimes difficult especially when the colony is large.

Finally I saw the #bees #foraging on the #blackthorn #blossom. Still only partially out in these parts, so lovely to see the little white flowers.

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