Sunday 1 June 2014

20/21 May - Extra Colonies

Welcome to the Petersfield & District Beekeeper's Apiary Blog for 2014. It is intended to publish here all the activities that take place in the apiary.

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3 new colonies on 14x12 frames have been moved into the apiary. They have been recently checked by the SBI (22/4) and passed OK. The colonies come from an area with a history of EFB but as no EFB has been reported so far this year from that area the trustees agreed to forego a preventative shook swarm manipulation. The colonies have been positioned as hives #5; #7 and #9. All the hives have 1 super,

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