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Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: barry42001 on September 21, 2014, 07:44:57 pm

Title: Well they are still drawing wax.
Post by: barry42001 on September 21, 2014, 07:44:57 pm

Slowly, but still making comb. The honey being stored is a dark amber color, ( forgot cell phone drat ) suspect is the overly abundant Spanish needle. Looks like the loquart tree's are a few weeks away from blooming. Am delaying pulling honey, goldenrod is blooming but haven't seen the really dark honey, nor smell of goldenrod.

Title: Re: Well they are still drawing wax.
Post by: Slowmodem on September 22, 2014, 09:33:10 am

Quote from: barry42001 on September 21, 2014, 07:44:57 pm

Slowly, but still making comb. The honey being stored is a dark amber color, ( forgot cell phone drat ) suspect is the overly abundant Spanish needle. Looks like the loquart tree's are a few weeks away from blooming. Am delaying pulling honey, goldenrod is blooming but haven't seen the really dark honey, nor smell of goldenrod.

After extracting, I put the supers (4) back on the two hives.  I plan on checking them next weekend to see if there's any more honey.  After that, I'll start preparing for winter.