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The big inspection (and a broken heart)

The big inspection (and a broken heart)

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On Saturday I planned my first big inspection since my Flow frames have been at bee capacity.   So many things I wanted to check, but the main over riding thing was – do I have too many bees?   I have wondered for a few weeks now if I am at capacity in my hive, and feel like the proverbial rabbit in headlights with not knowing what to do.  What I have done so far is actually nothing.    …

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Spring is coming – but not quite yet.

Spring is coming – but not quite yet.

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  Our blossoms are confused.   It happens around this time every single year in Katoomba.  We are only a few days away from the official start of Spring, but it’s almost always a false start.   There are some very warm days for a week or so – then we get another very cold snap late September.   The true spring doesn’t really start until well into October.   Last week we had days that were upwards in the high teens,…

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