Thanks so much for the swarm Paul, just to update you I put them in late on
Saturday, around 9pm, there was no time for a walk in so they were
unceremoniously plonked in, it went very well, even the 4 stragglers in their
own box marched happily in, yesterday I was a bit worried as there was a
cluster on the opposite side of the tbh to the entrance, I’ve now removed the
wasp guard arrangement on the main entrance but on closer inspection the
majority are choosing to enter via what must be a tiny hole between 2 bars on
the other side! I wonder if it’s a knot hole as you can’t really tell from the
outside. (Im beginning to wonder if this was the cause of my wasp problem last
year also!)
I was of the mind to let them settle for at least a week but do you think I
should get in there to locate the hole and close it or can I just assume once
their numbers increase they will go with the lovely round drilled holes I have
provided them with?! Any suggestions welcome!
On another note Philippe was on country file last night, he’s such an amazing
bee ambassador!
Best
Karen
t: 07790 908144
e:karen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
