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Apiary Diary January 2022
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<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 9416" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>Found some nice full hives today but the heat was pretty incredible. I started early and got the first apiary done with no problems but halfway through the second one I was really feeling the heat and struggling to get the heaviest boxes up five high on the truck. I was having a drink every three or four hives but I reckon I was still a couple of litres short by the time I finished. I had to lie in the shade under the truck the deck about six times to try and cool down a bit. I could have done another apiary on the way home but it was just not worth it in that sort of heat. I'm going to get another load tomorrow and it's supposed to be cooler and a bit drizzly which won't be fun but it will be better than whatever temperature I was in today. It was 30° when I got home but it was a lot hotter than that were I was. Heat exhaustion is one of the biggest risks in beekeeping and has put people in hospital before. It's a couple of years since I've had a day that hot. I ended up taking my gloves off which I don't like doing cause I hate getting sticky. The bees weren't too grumpy but I got quite a few stings just from putting my hand on top of them. I'm feeling my age tonight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 9416, member: 207"] Found some nice full hives today but the heat was pretty incredible. I started early and got the first apiary done with no problems but halfway through the second one I was really feeling the heat and struggling to get the heaviest boxes up five high on the truck. I was having a drink every three or four hives but I reckon I was still a couple of litres short by the time I finished. I had to lie in the shade under the truck the deck about six times to try and cool down a bit. I could have done another apiary on the way home but it was just not worth it in that sort of heat. I'm going to get another load tomorrow and it's supposed to be cooler and a bit drizzly which won't be fun but it will be better than whatever temperature I was in today. It was 30° when I got home but it was a lot hotter than that were I was. Heat exhaustion is one of the biggest risks in beekeeping and has put people in hospital before. It's a couple of years since I've had a day that hot. I ended up taking my gloves off which I don't like doing cause I hate getting sticky. The bees weren't too grumpy but I got quite a few stings just from putting my hand on top of them. I'm feeling my age tonight. [/QUOTE]
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