@apiaryforecast.comAutumn weather turns quickly, nectar is getting scarce, and wasps are looking for a meal.
Keep an eye on stores, reduce entrances, watch for robbing, and make sure hives are secure against wind and rain.
Disturb the bees as little as possible now. Winter preparation has begun. 🍂🐝 #BeekeepingUK
@apiaryforecast.com27–30 September: weak nectar and restricted forage access leave stores as the main autumn concern across the UK.
https://apiaryforecast.com/autumn-stores-pressure-as-nectar-remains-scarce/
@apiaryforecast.comPODCAST - A busy hive entrance can mislead. The latest episode looks at weakening nectar, rising stores pressure and why colony weight and recorded stores matter.
https://apiaryforecast.com/weakening-nectar-puts-autumn-stores-in-focus/
@apiaryforecast.comA busy hive entrance can mislead. The latest episode looks at weakening nectar, rising stores pressure and why colony weight and recorded stores matter.
https://apiaryforecast.com/weakening-nectar-puts-autumn-stores-in-focus/
@apiaryforecast.comStores Pressure follows colony stores between inspections using forage, nectar, weather, assessments and feeding records. See colonies moving towards Getting low or Low.
https://apiaryforecast.com/stores-pressure-helping-you-keep-a-closer-eye-on-colony-stores/
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@apiaryforecast.comApiary Visit brings Colony Management into the field: record inspections and hive actions without a signal, review the visit, then synchronise when you choose.
https://apiaryforecast.com/apiary-visit-take-apiary-forecast-to-the-bees/
@apiaryforecast.comA forecast of 16°C at 3pm doesn’t answer: is this a sensible time to open the hive? Our post explains why inspection weather is about more than temperature—and how to find the better window.
https://apiaryforecast.com/inspection-outlook-can-i-open-my-hives/
@apiaryforecast.comStores Pressure combines your stores assessment and feeding records with changing forage, nectar and weather conditions to help follow colony stores between inspections.
https://apiaryforecast.com/stores-pressure-helping-you-keep-a-closer-eye-on-colony-stores/
@apiaryforecast.comBees may still be flying while nectar reward weakens. Dry weather and wind are restricting useful forage across much of the UK.
https://apiaryforecast.com/nectar-weakens-stores-pressure-builds-and-inspection-windows-narrow/
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@apiaryforecast.comInspection Outlook looks beyond temperature, combining wind, showers, damp conditions, light and timing to help identify the better opportunities for inspection.
Read more:https://apiaryforecast.com/inspection-outlook-can-i-open-my-hives/
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@apiaryforecast.com🐝 Flowers don’t always mean plenty of forage.
Our latest blog explains how Forage Outlook gives beekeepers a better picture of what may be coming into the hive.
https://apiaryforecast.com/forage-outlook-flowers-are-only-the-beginning-of-the-story/
@apiaryforecast.comInstead of inspecting a colony, making mental notes and trying to remember everything later, use Apiary Visit and work through your colonies while you are at the apiary.
It works online or offline!
https://apiaryforecast.com/apiary-visit-take-apiary-forecast-to-the-bees/
@apiaryforecast.com🐝 New UK Bee Weather Briefing out now.
Nectar collection weakens as we move further into autumn, with stores becoming more important and a particularly poor spell around Tuesday.
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https://apiaryforecast.com/september-puts-colony-stores-back-in-focus-as-nectar-weakens/
