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nectar
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:01 am
by Kurt Bower
Just wondering if anyone else is seeing significant amounts of nectar coming in to their hives?
Brood production has increased and the disposition of the bees is good.
I worked 50 colonies yesterday without a veil.
Kurt
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:59 am
by Kurt Bower
So am I to assume that no one else has any observations from working their hives?
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:22 am
by Wally
Observations, yes.
significant amounts of nectar, no.
Near starvation, yes.
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:25 am
by SmithN
Brood production has increased in my hives and disposition of the bees is fair.
Not seeing a lot of nectar coming in, the weather in my area isn't cooperating.
Overcast, cloudy, showers.
I hope Fall weather isn't going to be a repeat of Spring!
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:23 am
by ski
Just checked mine this morning and they are looking light with very little uncapped nectar. Got the feeders on and will start feeding again.
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:19 pm
by sprayburn
I checked my hives this afternoon. I have russians and have been feeding but slacked off this week. The girls are bringing in enough nectar that they are filling frames in the upper deep. I have two deeps and a medium super on each hive. The medium is all sugar water honey, and all frames are capped. The deep has much darker nectar and capped honey.
The girls are also bringing in quite a bit of pollen. I have some nice pictures but cannot figure out how to post them.
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:39 pm
by sprayburn
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:42 am
by 4Paws
checked yesterday (Monday) afternoon - feeders largely untouched since last feeding on Wednesday. Most of frames in top supers have significant honey in them and bees were too busy to pay much attention to me.
So far so good.
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:14 pm
by sprayburn
