What a month August has been for bee keepers. With the changeable weather it has been very hard to take off honey - sunny, showers, windy. The most amazing butterfliers and hoverfliers visited the many varieties of buddlehia we have in the garden - so beautiful to watch, a fleeting presence. The raspberries have now all turned and are past their best. But, thanks to the high pollination rate we had our best crop yet this year. There seems to be alot of honeydew on the leaves, plums are ripening and wasps are about in abundance. Is it just me, but why are wasps instantly angry? Bad karma maybe. The signs of changing seasons are all around us, rowan berries ripening, blackberries and elderberries will be ready soon.I have fitted entrance blocks to all of the hives to help the bees guard against unwanted visitors - hornets, wasps etc. I have taken off some really beautiful combs this year but the bees have been a bit bad tempered as the weather has been so stormy. Time to give them a break and go and have a shower...hot heavy work this bee keeping...
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