10 beekeeping jobs for July. Beekeepers diary

[@stephenriddell2951]

🌼🐝Thanks again, from us in Llandysul 🐝🌻

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you 😊

[@Gojirella]

Nice! Thanks for the video ;-)

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Your welcome 😊

[@darrelllowe3139]

Great pal brilliant video thanks 😊

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@mariuscarrick4256]

Great video as ever, thanks for posting these.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

No problem Marius, glad you liked the video 😊

[@brucelindley3628]

Keep them coming! always a good viewing!

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks Bruce, will do 😊

[@BlanchardsBees]

Our clover has been blooming for a month now here in sw Iowa.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Really!? have you had much honey from it yet?

[@BlanchardsBees]

@@gwenyngruffydd so far I've pulled little over 6 gallons from 2 hives.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

That’s they way!! Hopefully we will have some soon!! 😃

[@Muffhoney]

Great advice as usual... thank you Griff

[@gwenyngruffydd]

no problem 😊 Glad you found the video useful

[@markmurphy8303]

Hi Gruff mate, yes seeing lots of clover, brambles and I’m also seeing ivy. Great tips keep em coming and we’ll be watching.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you Mark 😊

[@johnturner238]

Outstanding as ever Griff a legend of the bees 🐝

[@gwenyngruffydd]

haha! Thanks John! 😄

[@angelamitchell7531]

Another great video, really enjoy watching your 10 jobs for the month videos, look forward to the next one

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Glad you like them! 😊

[@chrisfigiel1150]

Thanks Gwenyn another very constructive vlog ,would you still recommend a once a week inspection,even though they are very busy bringing the honey in. ,thanks again.👍🐝

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks Chris 😊 I would at the moment for another 3 weeks.

[@chrisfigiel1150]

Thanks Gruff brilliant 👍🐝

[@alexwholey3391]

Great video 👍 I really enjoy these, they are really informative 🙂

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks Alex 😊 Glad you find them useful

[@alexrallymad]

Great advice, what do you use for varroa treatment?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Normally Apivar or thymovar at the moment

[@_J.F_]

I notice that you got your summer haircut just as some foul weather is supposed to come our way over the weekend 😄

[@gwenyngruffydd]

haha!! Your right! I probably cut my hair roughly 5-6 times a year.....once it gets long shave it all off and start again!😂 Looks like il have a cold head on the weekend!!

[@beekeepinggarden165]

👍👍🐝🐝🐝

[@gwenyngruffydd]

😊

[@TH-cl5be]

would the queen mate again or would it be time to change to a new mated queen ?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Unfortunately the queen can only mate once and when she runs of of seamen she’s no good. Either re-queen or let the bees make their own

[@johnnycorcoran6076]

Hi griff I have one hive that got away from me and the brood box is honey bound I put on a super today have you any advice on what I can do to get it (un honey bound) I also Introduced a mated queen last week and checked today she has been excepted but she is not laying have you any advice for me on this Thanks

[@Muffhoney]

Patience is needed.. give the virgin Queen another week and don't panic.

[@johnnycorcoran6076]

@@Muffhoney thanks but it is supposed to be mated

[@Muffhoney]

@@johnnycorcoran6076 aah I see.. sorry... I'm not sure what to say man...

[@johnnycorcoran6076]

@@Muffhoney sound man

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Great news that the queen has been introduced succsesfully. Adding a super on was the right move 👍🏻 Its promising rain on the weekend the bees would have eaten a little bit of the honey to make room and hopefully move it up into the supers.

[@LittleJimnyUK]

Sut mae Gruff. I was given a swarm by a friend a couple of weeks ago and I'm concerned the queen is failing. Bees are now occupying 3 brood frames and I've observed the queen who is moving a little slow I feel. No sign of any brood yet. I have given them fondant to get them going as well. Any advice? Should I replace the queen? if so how? Diolch, Liam o Caernarfon.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Siwd I ti Liam, The swarm is more than likely a cast swarm with a virgin queen if there is no brood there. Best thing to feed a swarm is syrup instead of fondant. Do you have another hive nearby where you could take a frame of eggs from it to give to the swarm as a test frame? How long has the swarm been in the hive for?

[@LittleJimnyUK]

@@gwenyngruffydd Swarm has been in there two weeks now. Going to check them again tomorrow (weather permitting) and see what's going on. If no queen or she's on the way out I will introduce a new one.

[@LittleJimnyUK]

@@gwenyngruffydd Good news. I now have larvae and capped brood. These are on the 3rd and fourth frame in from the entrance so I'm guessing the queen wasnt keen on laying on the frames closest to the entrance? I'd also put a rapid feeder on so not sure if they had helped? they had certainly hammered it over the course of a week as these was hardly any sugar syrup left

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Great news!! Feeding them can make a huge difference!! 😊💪🏻💪🏻