 | Time in the Barn: 6 hour 15 minutes Total Colonies: 38 Avg Temp: 69° Total Precipitation: 0.0” Note: We left our supers some distance from our hives to prevent triggering robbing. |
Actions:
Put out wet supers in an empty yard (no colonies) to be cleaned out. Checked them 2 days later but still wet. Cleaned out extractors and stored all extraction tools and equipment for the season.
Observations:
Several different pollinators were cleaning out the supers including bumblebees, yellowjackets, carpenter bees, and honey bees.
Reflections:
These were two beautiful days for getting outdoor work done.
Things in bloom: White Clover, Chicory, Crepe Myrtle, Black-eyed Susan, Queen Anne's Lace, Clustered Mountain Mint, Japanese Knotweed, Early Goldenrod, Wild Potato Vine, Rose of Sharon, Daisy Fleabane, Mint, Virgin's-bower, Ironweed, False Sunflower, Partridge Pea, Flowering Spurge, Red Clover
Put out wet supers in an empty yard (no colonies) to be cleaned out. Checked them 2 days later but still wet. Cleaned out extractors and stored all extraction tools and equipment for the season.
Observations:
Several different pollinators were cleaning out the supers including bumblebees, yellowjackets, carpenter bees, and honey bees.
Reflections:
These were two beautiful days for getting outdoor work done.
Things in bloom: White Clover, Chicory, Crepe Myrtle, Black-eyed Susan, Queen Anne's Lace, Clustered Mountain Mint, Japanese Knotweed, Early Goldenrod, Wild Potato Vine, Rose of Sharon, Daisy Fleabane, Mint, Virgin's-bower, Ironweed, False Sunflower, Partridge Pea, Flowering Spurge, Red Clover