Russ 242 Posted December 19, 2019 Rewarewa is a no show for me this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamesc 3570 Posted December 19, 2019 All's good ..... we still putting bees into radishes. Bird in the hand ...... looked pretty black over there again tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikki watts 709 Posted December 19, 2019 1 minute ago, jamesc said: All's good ..... we still putting bees into radishes. Bird in the hand ...... looked pretty black over there again tonight. Just curious, what does radish honey taste like ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamesc 3570 Posted December 19, 2019 Good question ..... and to be honest I have no idea ..... as generally the bees go in with with half a box of dew, clover is flowering, along with the borage ..... and the honey comes out at a 24 ish colour ...... three boxes of low grade multi floral ..... the nice part is the rental fee. 1 hour ago, Bighands said: For the 1st time in many years the Westland quintinia has not flowered and I do not think the Kamahi is going to do itys thing.I am talking about the Otira valley.The Kamahi is flowering in the Taramakau but not the Otira so chances of a S. Rata showing are very slim. Bye the way it is still raining and temps are forecast low teens. Coast Manuka must be pouring in .... right ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaihoka 2711 Posted December 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, jamesc said: Coast Manuka must be pouring in .... right ? No way manuka would produce in current coast weather. Even though its flowering as good as I have seen . 1 hour ago, Bighands said: For the 1st time in many years the Westland quintinia has not flowered and I do not think the Kamahi is going to do itys thing.I am talking about the Otira valley.The Kamahi is flowering in the Taramakau but not the Otira so chances of a S. Rata showing are very slim. Bye the way it is still raining and temps are forecast low teens. That sucks for you . Kamahi has pretty much finished here. Had a really good flower . The rata just starting , plenty of buds . Just need a month of sunny windless weather 24 minutes ago, nikki watts said: Just curious, what does radish honey taste like ? Mustard honey is pretty nice , I think raddish would be similar . Quite a light honey . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mischief 118 Posted February 9 My 'True Greek' Oregano is getting loads of visitors from mid morning to early evening, even though its in partial shade and not full sun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommy dave 988 Posted February 9 Clover and nodding thistle.. Packing it in - added two supers each hive, one dry, one wet. See if they end up full by mid.march Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alastair 7503 Posted February 9 If there is any kind of a flow still going, putting on a wet super is the way to get the bees straight down to work. 🙂 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philbee 4671 Posted Friday at 03:47 AM (edited) Ive just got in from a drive down the western access road (32)and over to Omori I see hives returning from the Manuka siting in the barren scorched paddocks. What stood out was the poor state of the Koromiko, its about 1/3 it's usual self. Id say that there's barely a drop of nectar in anything for the Hives to put away for winter. If this season draws out like the previous two then the Bees will be flying for 3 months yet, all for nothing. Just burning stores and spreading Mites Edited Friday at 03:50 AM by Philbee 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
john berry 4799 Posted Friday at 07:54 AM One of my sites has a hillside of koromiko just across the road from it or it did. I was up there today and the whole hillside has gone up in flames. Fortunately it didn't get to the bees but it was close enough.. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaihoka 2711 Posted Friday at 09:56 AM 6 hours ago, Philbee said: Ive just got in from a drive down the western access road (32)and over to Omori I see hives returning from the Manuka siting in the barren scorched paddocks. What stood out was the poor state of the Koromiko, its about 1/3 it's usual self. Id say that there's barely a drop of nectar in anything for the Hives to put away for winter. If this season draws out like the previous two then the Bees will be flying for 3 months yet, all for nothing. Just burning stores and spreading Mites Its going to rain all next week . Normally that would really annoy me but right now I am.ok with that . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philbee 4671 Posted Friday at 10:01 AM (edited) 5 minutes ago, kaihoka said: Its going to rain all next week . Normally that would really annoy me but right now I am.ok with that . I wonder if the Koromiko will come back to life? In our deep gorge its fine but out on the flat land in the drying wind its fried Edited Friday at 10:02 AM by Philbee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaihoka 2711 Posted Friday at 10:55 AM 49 minutes ago, Philbee said: I wonder if the Koromiko will come back to life? In our deep gorge its fine but out on the flat land in the drying wind its fried My bush hebes are fine but I noticed a couple of ornamental hebes on a dry bank are looking a bit sick . The ground here has finally lost its moisture so the rain has come just in time . I think we will be one of the last places adversely affected by climate change. Everything here is used to adapting to difficult conditions . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
