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<blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 11857" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Same here John, the rain just never stops. Several beekeeper buddies have been in touch asking how things are, because their hives have just no honey.</p><p></p><p>My own hives because it is such a weird season and impossible to make a proper prediction I have just dumped supers on all of them and wait and see what happens, I won't be looking at them much until harvest in February. What I've seen so far there are still some sites on the brink of starvation, but others with 4 boxes choc full and could be harvested now. Most of my sites are bush and it depends what is in that particular bush, and how that works in constant rain.</p><p>Wait and see what miracles may yet happen, this season may be a disaster, or, could be a boomer. We'll see.</p><p></p><p>Due to the last few years of having to work hard to sell honey I have gradually developed several niche markets which work because I only have a small number of hives now. Selling is no longer an issue for me, but price, well, more would be better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alastair, post: 11857, member: 13"] Same here John, the rain just never stops. Several beekeeper buddies have been in touch asking how things are, because their hives have just no honey. My own hives because it is such a weird season and impossible to make a proper prediction I have just dumped supers on all of them and wait and see what happens, I won't be looking at them much until harvest in February. What I've seen so far there are still some sites on the brink of starvation, but others with 4 boxes choc full and could be harvested now. Most of my sites are bush and it depends what is in that particular bush, and how that works in constant rain. Wait and see what miracles may yet happen, this season may be a disaster, or, could be a boomer. We'll see. Due to the last few years of having to work hard to sell honey I have gradually developed several niche markets which work because I only have a small number of hives now. Selling is no longer an issue for me, but price, well, more would be better. [/QUOTE]
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