It may be the spring half term holiday...but our wonderful bees were working hard in the spring sunshine today.
All 6 hives were flying and bringing in lots of pollen today.. meaning we have laying Queens in all hives and lots of brood! The pollen varied in colours from almost white to orange, so lots of varied forage for our bees to choose from.
It is still too early to do a full early spring inspection, but on a 'quick look' today, all hives had lots of stores and were even storing new season nectar. The new season is just around the corner, so the return to school for the children will involve lots of work and preparation!
All 6 hives were flying and bringing in lots of pollen today.. meaning we have laying Queens in all hives and lots of brood! The pollen varied in colours from almost white to orange, so lots of varied forage for our bees to choose from.
It is still too early to do a full early spring inspection, but on a 'quick look' today, all hives had lots of stores and were even storing new season nectar. The new season is just around the corner, so the return to school for the children will involve lots of work and preparation!