Comments on: Perfect Weather for Bees https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2015/04/perfect-weather-for-bees/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Wed, 22 Apr 2015 12:52:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Alan https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2015/04/perfect-weather-for-bees/#comment-30164 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 12:52:44 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=19191#comment-30164 I think we are planning to split the hive in our out apiary sooner rather than later. usually we (and other beekeepers) wait until there are signs of swarming in the colony, but we’re going to try intervening before that this year. Hopefully we’ll split them before they even think of swarming and will stop the swarming instinct before it arises, and in the process we might give the two halves of the colony more time to build in size independently during the summer.

It looks as though the weather is taking a turn for the wore this weekend though,if the rain doesn’t come though we may even split them at the weekend.

Al.

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