My season started of good with a lot of early spring activity which carried on till late June..and slowed down once swarming fever kicked in..i lost all but three 2019 Queens from eight hives..i now have five laying colonies at my Alwick Apiary and four in my Hartlepool Apiary with 2020 bought in Queens that will be moved to Alnwick come next spring before lambing season..
It has been a weird year for me regarding Queen losses and failed mating flights but none the less honey yield has been good..i know it is still not the end of the season but i have nearly doubled on last years crop with less colonies..
My main aim each year is to go into winter with ten strong colonies but so far i can't seem to get past nine..i will nail it in the end though.. ...
So how has it been for you lot of fellow Beekeepers...
It has been a weird year for me regarding Queen losses and failed mating flights but none the less honey yield has been good..i know it is still not the end of the season but i have nearly doubled on last years crop with less colonies..
My main aim each year is to go into winter with ten strong colonies but so far i can't seem to get past nine..i will nail it in the end though.. ...
So how has it been for you lot of fellow Beekeepers...
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