5 STEPS YOU CAN DO TODAY
With it being so hot in the day your bees could do with some help to keep them cooler and hydrated! | | Here's some 5 steps you can do right now, if you want to give them a better chance at getting through this hot weather spell with damage control! | | | | Outdoor water stations are ideal at the moment with pebbles or stones in bowls and plates for hobbyist keeping bees within their small holdings!
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| 5 STEPS YOU CAN TAKE RIGHT NOW: | | - GET SHADE CLOTH TO CREATE MAKESHIFT SHADE COVER OVER COLONIES | | - MOVE YOUR COLONIES INTO SHADED AREAS [Wherever possible] | | - PROVIDE WATER DRINKING STATIONS FOR YOUR BEES | | - ENSURE FIRE BREAKERS ARE IN PLACE AND MAINTAINED | | - INSPECT FOR ANTS AS THEY WILL BE LOOKING FOR WATER & HONEY! | |
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| CREATING LARGESCALE WATER STATIONS | - GET SOME SHADE CLOTH TO CREATE MAKESHIFT SHADE FOR YOUR COLONIES | | - USE YOUR EXTERNAL FEEDERS TO FILL WITH WATER ONLY | | - CREATE SOME BASIC OR AMAZING WATER STATIONS AS SEEN BELOW! | | | | USE CORKS FOR FLOATERS FOR BEES TO LAND ON PLACE PEBBLES OR MARBLES IN BOWLS CREATE A NATURAL POOL LIKE THE ONE IN THE VIDEO BELOW CLEAN SPONGES WORK AS FLOATERS FOR BEES BUCKET WITH HESSIAN MATERIAL OVER THE SIDE JUST A FEW IDEAS...
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| | Blue Book, Beekeeping in South Africa | | ZAR 490.00 | |
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| | Wax Foundation Sheets -Brood | | ZAR 30.00 | |
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| | Queen Excluder - Metal | | ZAR 104.00 | |
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| | Langstroth Beehive | | ZAR 1,175.00 | |
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