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| Mould on the underside of the Ashforth feeder |
Inspected the hive in preparation for the winter. Can’t believe how many problems the Ashforth feeder has caused. First there were the ants, then there the earwigs – saw one today as well. The bees don’t seem to have taken much of the feed anyway. On the inspection today, I noticed some mould inside the feeder and when I removed it there was grey powdery mould underneath the feeder so I removed it. The super was still empty so have removed this from the hive as well as it will make it harder for the bees to keep themselves warm. In the broodbox the bees looked quite happy – but the frames were completely stuck so I didn’t do a proper inspection. The next task is to get a mouseguard to protect the hive from bees and also some mesh to put around the hive to protect it from woodpeckers!
