This weekend was very warm and sultry. I went to the apiary on Saturday to "bed down" the bees for the winter. However I think I shall be visiting again before too long. I closed down the left hive to a double brood. It is full of honey but no Queen. In the few weeks the hive will be dead. At least I will get another honey crop.
The hive on the right is filling up with honey which is not bad thing. There is a viable queen and she is laying although the brood area is much reduced which is as it should be. I put feeders on both hives and removed empty super and moved them to share area.
H and I went to Moira car boot sale on Sunday. Whilst wandering round I spotted a stack of plastic feeders. I had to ask the chap what he wanted for them. One pound for the bag was the answer. A pound was exchanged. The bag contained six feeder with lids, A bee brush and a capping fork. I bought a capping fork earlier in the season. I had decided to buy a bee brush so getting for free was a result.
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