Too windy today to open the hives. The bees will probably be in a bad mood anyway.
Most will stay at home planning the next swarming day!
I'll wait until tomorrow - bright, calm and sunny all day.
So today will be a good day to make up some new frames of foundation -
I'll put a strip of unwired wax in some ready for some cut-comb honey. This is the
favourite of local people. The thing to remember is that the bees will need to produce
more wax. For 1lb of wax they need to consume 10lbs of honey. This is why comb honey
costs more to buy than liquid extracted honey. The bee's own comb is vastly superior to
foundation sheets (even the thinnest, prime quality)
Here endeth etc. etc. More news when I have made a full inspection tomorrow. QB
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