It was about the best day we have had for a week the thermometer was +1. I expected the hive to be dead due to all the cold we have had for over a month. No there they were munching on the fondant on the top bars looking very lively.
Village Idiots?Alfred wrote: ↑25 Jan 2021, 15:16After a sphincter shrinking journey over pack iced hilly lanes to get to the apiary
we found a Christmas card scene with three inches of snow covering everything including the hive roofs
The Kingspan ekes and thermal wrap is well worth the effort
Checked feed levels all doing ok except the 'village idiots' who were all dead.
Two years ago I would have been mortified but
a, I hadn't expected them to survive this long anyway -they were test guinea pigs.
b, I can finally bring the kit in for maintenance
c,that DNA is no longer in the gene pool
d, Im not having to waste any more time on them
It was like a scene from Where Eagles Dare out in the snow with all the white camouflage and treachery.
They don't call me Broadsword for nothing ,Heidi.