May in the apiary
- Regular weekly inspections and records.
- Continue checks for occupied queen cells and take swarm control measures if necessary
- Have spare equipment ready
- Find, mark and clip queens
- Replace frames of old/irregular/mouldy comb or move them to outer frames of boxes, ready for replacement.
- Shook swarm or Bailey frame change any colonies needing complete comb replacement.
- Add supers ahead of bees requirements
- Extract ripe Oil Seed Rape Honey
- Remember to continue writing articles for the newsletter; every little helps!
(Excerpt from Beelines - May 2015 - Beelines is available for download in the members area.)