It was a bit of a rough year for our bees.
Haven't been to grandparents house for a while (November), and pretty sure the hive is just ticking away (haven't heard any bad news), but they weren't productive enough beyond hive sufficiency last year, so hopefully in not harvesting anything beyond the occasional inspection teaspoon sized amount (delicious)- we'll have a productive 2nd year colony.
We split the hive also midway through the year, and that had mixed success when I was last down there, so we'll see. They're now in the orchard, safe and sound though, so no major disturbances.
Will update when next able to get to go down there.
It was a bit of a rough year for our bees.
Haven't been to grandparents house for a while (November), and pretty sure the hive is just ticking away (haven't heard any bad news), but they weren't productive enough beyond hive sufficiency last year, so hopefully in not harvesting anything beyond the occasional inspection teaspoon sized amount (delicious)- we'll have a productive 2nd year colony.
We split the hive also midway through the year, and that had mixed success when I was last down there, so we'll see. They're now in the orchard, safe and sound though, so no major disturbances.
Will update when next able to get to go down there.