> On Sep 4, 2015, at 10:11 AM, Lionel Evans <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hives are just getting by, rearing good numbers of bees but they are not foraging and not producing honey.
> 
> Hive full of bees not working, just laying around and just barely getting by. Not preparing for Winter.

We often see this in August. If there isn’t much nectar available, the hive doesn’t send a lot of bees out. I can tell at a glance if there is a major honey flow on or not, by the traffic. In the past week or two our hives have been filling up at an incredible rate, from Japanese Knotweed. I doubt your problem is with the queens, but the simple lack of a honey flow. Better feed them for winter weight.

Pete
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