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If you recall a few months ago, there was some great weather. Colonies quickly grew in size in the warm weather at the start of the season. But all of a sudden the weather vane dropped, and the large colonies were kept indoors due to cold, and rain. Good news as in the last week, […]
Surprise! Thursday evening’s bee school class served up 3 surprises; Surprise One – fine-ish, still, and warm weather. Bonus. The Rua Tekau hive was stable, with brood in all stages, and even some pollen stores! A really good sign that the bees had been out foragging at natural sources. Pollen provides a protein source for […]
Last Thursday the weather was still atrocious. Lots of rain, and not many warm days, so it wasnt surprising that we didnt find much pollen or nectar in the Rua Tekau hive – the bees simply hadnt been able to go out forraging. Thankfully though, the first priority had been a success, the bees were […]