Monday was a Bank holiday. We were supposed to go for a walk but it did not happen. I went to the lottie with more seedlings. I did some weeding as well as planting the Beetroot, Broad beans, two varieties of Leek and Golden Bear Onion. The sky was overcast but really warm and getting warmer. I took it slow because I was hurting from the previous days activities. Planting did not take too long. I splashed around a dozen watering cans worth of water. Dave G said it was given out for rain in the afternoon. The air was tick with static. I figured a cloud burst might happen.
I was finished at the lottie, went home and collected the supers and my bee gear. As I got to the Apiary it started to spot. As I got dressed the "rain" stopped. I lightly smoked the hive entrance and took off roof and feeder. I cleaned up the top of the frames and checked the newly fitted end frames. It was amazing to see that the bees had almost completely drawn out the comb and filled it with Honey. On went the queen excluder and super then the quilt then the feeder and finally the roof. I went through the same sequence on the second hive. Same story there, busy bees. I was glad I decided to put the supers on. I expect they will be drawn and filled in the couple of weeks.
I spent fifteen minutes sitting in the long grass watching the bees coming and going. I was trying to spot were the bees were flying to and returning from. I knew the Queens were present but it was good to see the foragers coming in with Pollen on their legs.
Upon returning home I had a brew. It was only 3pm so I thought I would bottle the remaining barrel of Cider. That done I had to clean and sterilise the barrels. I cleaned down the tops in the shed then stacked the remaining bees bits and barrels. The shed is just not big enough. If it not one thing it another.
The garden is strangely empty without the bees.
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