Sixteen Members attended on a Sunday when many of our ‘usual’ Apiary attendees were off spreading the bee-word at the Hampshire County Sports Day. A sunny, breezy 20C, scattered clouds and occasional calms.
Hive 1 – Anne-C Ballard/ Paul Bridgman – WBC single brood, 4 BIAS, no stores, sufficient room. 4 frames stores in super.Needs feeding-up for winter (8 frames were removed for extraction 18/8.) Health check good. Varroa-board inserted. Temper 10
Hive 1B – Dean Gregory – National 14X12, 4 BIAS, 1 stores, sufficient room. Feeder added. Temper 8
Hive 1C – Dean Gregory – National Deep, 6BIAS, no stores, sufficient room. 1 super. Less chalk brood than previously.
Hive 1D – Graham Rowden/Chris Clark/Dean Gregory inspected 31st August – on 2 frames. No brood, no queen. Tipped out in front of 1E.
Hive 1E -Graham Rowden/Chris Clark/Dean Gregory inspected 31st August – observation hive made-up for weekend show.
Hive 2 – Rowan Roberts – National ‘Brood & a half’, 4 BIAS, queen seen & marked. 1 super. (1 super removed 18/8) Dry super removed. Temper 9. Varroa-board inserted.
Hive 3 – Peter Reader – National Deep, queen seen, 6 BIAS, 2 stores, sufficient room. 2 supers. Temper 9. Varroa-board inserted.
Hive 4 – Paul Bridgman/Grant Pearce/Richard Williams – NationalDeep, 5 BIAS, 6 stores, sufficient room, 1 super. (2 supers removed 18/8). 2 dry supers removed, 1 returned over eke to try to get bees to clear-down. Suggestion from Brad Davies to place CD’s/DVD’s over feed-hole to limit access and encourage ‘out-of-nest’ impression. varroa board inspected, <1/day. No varroa treatment needed. Temper 10.
Hive 5 – Rowan Roberts/Grant Pearce – National Deep, ? BIAS, 3-4 stores. 1super 1/2 full, 1 deep 3/4 full. (2 supers removed 18/8) 1 dry super removed. varroa board inspected, <1/day. No varroa treatment needed. Temper 9.
Hive 96 – National Double Brood, Carniolan Queen – not inspected
Hive 98 – National Double Brood, Carniolan Queen – not inspected
Horton Hive – Hortons -National Deep, Queen seen & marked, 5 BIAS, 5 stores, sufficient room. 1 super. Temper 8 Varroa < 1 /day. no varroa treatment needed. Some chalk brood.
Horton Nuc – Hortons – National Deep, Queen seen, 2BIAS, 3 stores, sufficient room. Apistan removed. Feeder replenished. Temper 8.
Green Hive – Gareth Cornelius/Chris Clark – National 14X12, Carniolan queen seen, 5 BIAS, 2 stores, sufficient space. Still drawing. increased feed strength to 1:1. Temper 9
Paul & Rachel’s Hive – R & P Bridgman/ Anne-C Ballard – National Deep, Queen seen, 7 BIAS, 3 stores, sufficient room. Health check good but some chalk brood. varroa-board in. Temper 10. 2 ltrs 1.5:1 syrup given
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