Hello, new Beek in Virginia Beach,
Installed a Swarm on Tuesday evening, everything went fine. Checking on them yesterday, I noticed at lot of activity in and out of the hive, but very little pollen coming in. About one bee with pollen for every 200-300 arivals maybe more. Its was very overcast with a very light rain all day- less than 1/4 inch. So my question is- is the lack of pollen due to new foragers, rain affecting the pollen, or lack of need because of lack of brood?
Dave
Installed a Swarm on Tuesday evening, everything went fine. Checking on them yesterday, I noticed at lot of activity in and out of the hive, but very little pollen coming in. About one bee with pollen for every 200-300 arivals maybe more. Its was very overcast with a very light rain all day- less than 1/4 inch. So my question is- is the lack of pollen due to new foragers, rain affecting the pollen, or lack of need because of lack of brood?
Dave