Spring Hive MAINTENANCE

摘要

As I write this in early October (2016), the bush is full of fragrant scents and the scrub near my apiaries is full of flowering natives. Rewarewa is budding up, something that only happens in our area every four years or so. Barberry has just started(a dark, strong honey), Willow shelterbelts are in full flower (replacing the earlier flowering Willows), and the bees are expanding rapidly.I am interspacing foundation frames with part-frames of nectar in the third and fourth super to keep the bees building wax and to give the bees much-needed space.