BEE-L,
I hope your bees are doing well! After a lull of about a week, the honey
flow is back in SW NH, and it’s staghorn sumac! Scale hives gained about 5#
yesterday. Pollen production has continued at a high rate and I now have
218.9# in the freezer after 1 month of collecting from 40 colonies!
Multiflora rose bloom is slacking off and soon sumac pollen will dominate.
So sumac is really a special plant, in that it produces both pollen and
nectar in quantity! I often get 5 gallons (31#) a day from 40 traps on
sumac, just the pollen!
I have a super hive! It has 2 queens occupying 3 deeps, and a medium and 7
shallows for the honey! I checked yesterday and the bees are already putting
nectar in the top super that I put on a week ago! Those supers under it are
heavy and they are capping honey. The step ladder is necessary now! I would
estimate that this 2-queen colony has over 100,000 bees! I have two other
hives in the Harlow Farm location with 7 shallows. All of these overwintered
with two queens.
My next workshop at the Harlow Farm is less than a month away, so I thought
I’d send you a notice. Hope to see you there!
On the flow,
Charles F. Andros
Linden Apiaries since 1973
Former NH/VT Apiary Inspector '78-’89
1 McLean Road
POB 165
Walpole, NH 03608-0165
603-756-9056
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Residence: Latitude: 43° 05’ North, Longitude: 72° 21’ 15" West, Elevation
1200’1
Keeper of 43 two-queen colonies for honey, pollen, propolis, beauty
products, pollination, nuclei, beeswax, candles, apitherapy, and education
“Learn, experiment, innovate, educate!”

"Tracheal and Varroa mites are notorious killers of bees in New England.
American Foulbrood disease is on the increase as dead hives are being
robbed. Beekeepers must take timely steps to control these pests to SAVE
THE BEES! Charles Andros, former NH/VT Apiary Inspector, will hold a
beekeeping workshop from 1-3 PM on Saturday, July 22, at the Paul Harlow
Farm on Route 5 in North Westminster, VT, 1/2 mile north of the I-91 Exit 5
ramp. Look for the "BEE" sign on the west side. The topics of discussion
will be taking off and extracting honey, wax processing, treatment of mites
and foulbrood, and making propolis tincture. Bring a veil, if you have one,
as we shall be opening some colonies. Rain date: July 23. To register by
email: [log in to unmask] or call 603-756-9056."

"Charles Andros, former NH/VT Apiary Inspector, will hold a beekeeping
workshop from 1-3 PM on Saturday, September 30, at the Paul Harlow Farm on
Route 5 in North Westminster, VT, 1/2 mile north of the I-91 Exit 5 ramp.
Look for the "BEE" sign on the west side. Topics of discussion will include
treatment of nosema and tracheal mites, winter preparations, winter protein
and carbohydrate supplements, and making beeswax handcreams. Bring a veil,
if you have one, as we shall be opening some colonies. Rain date: October 1.
To register by email: [log in to unmask]
or call 603-756-9056."