For all i love this marvelous hobby towards the end of the season it starts becoming a chore..not in a bad way but with all the hustle and bustle with swarming and manipulations it starts to get time consuming in between working my usual job as a thick Scaffolder...
Anyway i used my extractor for the last time this year today and it is now cleaned and dried and stored in it usual safe place..the heat is me now and i find the wind down a bit of a relief...not that my guard is down as wasps and feeding are to deal with as well as varroa management but the silent sigh of relief makes me feel better..when the varroa are sorted and the feeding is finished i can then put my full time into working my pooches properly...i will not go into detail but what they do feeds them ..
Skip a few Months into April/May next year i will be like a child with a new toy waiting to get going again and anyone i talk too will look at me with a dazed look when i start talking bees..
Does anyone else relish the break but is excited waiting for the new year to start again or am i just sad...
Anyway i used my extractor for the last time this year today and it is now cleaned and dried and stored in it usual safe place..the heat is me now and i find the wind down a bit of a relief...not that my guard is down as wasps and feeding are to deal with as well as varroa management but the silent sigh of relief makes me feel better..when the varroa are sorted and the feeding is finished i can then put my full time into working my pooches properly...i will not go into detail but what they do feeds them ..
Skip a few Months into April/May next year i will be like a child with a new toy waiting to get going again and anyone i talk too will look at me with a dazed look when i start talking bees..
Does anyone else relish the break but is excited waiting for the new year to start again or am i just sad...