It was raining on and off today. I fed one of the two hives on the allotment that needs checking for a laying queen. Their month is up tomorrow.

I think it going to be a poor year for English Honey. My bees are working ivy now but I will take ivy honey off only one hive that still has three supers of half capped honey on. If I time it correctly they will finish capping the frames and top up what is there with ivy. I have to be quick to extract it and get it into jars as it sets amazingly quickly.

All of the other hives I'm quite happy to leave the ivy honey to the bees and I just need to give them enough sugar to mix with it.