Um...well, we'll look at the Nuc from Abbey Wood - they've had about 2litres of 1:1 syrup and I'm hoping they've drawn out more comb and that the Queen is laying faster. They need to build up quite a bit to be viable to survive the winter in good order. We'll check the Top Bar, the Dartington and the Beehaus. Another important task is to plant the potted Lavender that Colin blagged from Wilkinsons for a knock-down price, he says there is enough to make a hedge at the entrance to the Queen rearing area. In the evening it's off to the Elizabethan hall to collect the Nuc mounted on the front of the house. I'm touching wood as I write and hoping that the Nuc has a resident (new) queen and that she is laying nicely.
There are still plums available to anyone who wants to pick them, in fact the last time I looked they were ankle deep in front of the pavilion.
Barry
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