Hey Neighbour,

It has been a very challenging beekeeping year for me, as everyone else
here.  Cool damp weather is terible to build bees in.  Got my hives into
the first canola/clover flow a bit under strenght mid June.  Since then I
have been able to pull twice and thinkin again to finnish this next week.
With the honey I see in the hives now, I think things will come out to be
around 150lbs/hive.  Not to bad considering the uncooperative weather.  I
too have been debating (driving the wife crazy) about leaving my supers on
for another week to gather the last of the canola nad newly flowered
sunflowers.  But decided to stick to the game plan and finish up next
weekend.  Perhaps the remaining nectar will decrease my fall feed needs.
How has you r swarming been this year?  I have had the worst swarming that
I have ever encountered.  Too stronge, and too little foraging weather.
I also used formic this spring.  would be interested in talking to you
about it.

Ian

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