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<blockquote data-quote="tommy dave" data-source="post: 1415" data-attributes="member: 25"><p>going to be taking honey off my handful of scattered hives over the next few weeks. </p><p></p><p>The backyard hive got split in early November, donated a few frames of brood to a neighbour's hive in late November, then in mid-December it got split from only medium strength again and the queen taken away in the daughter split i was giving away, and left to raise a new one. I'm left wondering just how much honey it would have pulled in if i'd let it remain full strength from November through the season - still looking like it's going to be an alright haul. </p><p></p><p>Taranaki hives - I had my first hive starve in years, perils of remote and low interaction beekeeping I guess. The others pulled through, although weren't as strong as i would have liked. It's been a little while since I visited them, will be up there this weekend or next to see what their honey load is like. </p><p></p><p>Dunedin - apparently 4 boxes per to be dealt with. Not quite the 100+kg per when i lived on site, but guess that's how it goes with the whole leaving multiple boxes on, leaving too much space, no excluder, no spring feeding, etc. It's not like i need the honey, but it still feels like a bit of a shame. Likely that a mate of mine will start managing those hives and dealing to the honey if I don't end up spending a lot of time down there in 2021/22</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tommy dave, post: 1415, member: 25"] going to be taking honey off my handful of scattered hives over the next few weeks. The backyard hive got split in early November, donated a few frames of brood to a neighbour's hive in late November, then in mid-December it got split from only medium strength again and the queen taken away in the daughter split i was giving away, and left to raise a new one. I'm left wondering just how much honey it would have pulled in if i'd let it remain full strength from November through the season - still looking like it's going to be an alright haul. Taranaki hives - I had my first hive starve in years, perils of remote and low interaction beekeeping I guess. The others pulled through, although weren't as strong as i would have liked. It's been a little while since I visited them, will be up there this weekend or next to see what their honey load is like. Dunedin - apparently 4 boxes per to be dealt with. Not quite the 100+kg per when i lived on site, but guess that's how it goes with the whole leaving multiple boxes on, leaving too much space, no excluder, no spring feeding, etc. It's not like i need the honey, but it still feels like a bit of a shame. Likely that a mate of mine will start managing those hives and dealing to the honey if I don't end up spending a lot of time down there in 2021/22 [/QUOTE]
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