Bees in the Antipodes: The Beginnings of Autumn

Friday, April 6, 2007

The Beginnings of Autumn

I took these photos of Japanese anenomes in the Hamilton Gardens during the week, these simple, clear white flowers always herald my

favourite season to me ..

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Anonymous said...: You KNOW I love fall! Keep the pictues coming!; April 14, 2007 at 1:47 AM

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Bees on board at last !!

I set my first hive, Miro, up at the back of my friends house at the beginning of Oct 2006. Looking fantastic with the swarm my beekeeper friend gave me, in the brand new brood box and spare on top, I am one proud beekeeper at last. One month later, they swarmed !!! Not enough room was diagnosed and a smaller half-depth box put on . Luckily the little darlings had only swarmed over the fence into the grapefruit tree. Captured and I have 2 hives - both doing very well, so well in fact that I have put a 3/4 box on both hives over the last 2 weeks. At last the necter flow is happening - lots of pollen also being brought into both Miro and Matai.