Apiary Diary October 2021
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You're perpetuating the myth .....it's OUR estate not Doc's, either National park, reserves, or stewardship, but it's not their's !
If it is 'OUR' estate ..... then why didI pay my lawyer 10k for trespass ....plus a diversion a few years ago ,for putting bees on MY land.
It's not yours, its ours. There's a difference.
Another cold and wonderfull day.... low cloud, drizzle and cells to go out..... so we canned that and shook some bees and popped the cells into some polys in the shed.
Checked out some of bees in pollination this arvo
This paddoxk was sprayed last weekend... bees working blossom today.
Bee friendly chemicals.... yeah right!
This paddoxk was sprayed last weekend... bees working blossom today.
Bee friendly chemicals.... yeah right!
Yup, putting cells out in the rain is one of the most miserable jobs known to man.
However, if the rain was light enough to shake bees, shoulda been light enough to put cells out?
ecrotek bioforme free sample frame turned up (BioForme Full Depth Waxed Frame • Ecrotek)
I'll put it in a hive this weekend and see how it goes. My guess = will be much like a plastic frame. I've heard of a few people leaving them in the sun and having them warp already - they don't do well in direct sunlight apparently
I'll put it in a hive this weekend and see how it goes. My guess = will be much like a plastic frame. I've heard of a few people leaving them in the sun and having them warp already - they don't do well in direct sunlight apparently
I spy with my little eye Cloake nucs - recognise painting! If ya goin run them as minis, have some of the nicely built wooden frames ya can have!Another cold and wonderfull day.... low cloud, drizzle and cells to go out..... so we canned that and shook some bees and popped the cells into some polys in the shed.
Oh OK, no I don't clean them every time. Now I have a decent solar wax melter I keep some clean excluders on the truck, and as I find ones that are majorly gummed up I switch out with a cleaned one and the gummed up ones come home and go in the melter.
Prior to the solar melter I cleaned them on site with a blow torch but that was quite a time consuming thing to be doing.
Prior to the solar melter I cleaned them on site with a blow torch but that was quite a time consuming thing to be doing.
I bought it although they are not hard to make. Here is a link to a similar one
www.ecrotek.co.nz
Lega 7170 Solar Wax Melter 7170 - Large • Ecrotek
www.ecrotek.co.nz
We don't use these nucs any more ..... I never had much success with them and graduated to polys ..... I should probably fill them up with full depth frames and a queen and sell them as a goung concern.
Just re-stocked my massive apiary with two of Frazz's Royal Italians..
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