After an eventful first season with bees it is time to wish them the best as they head into winter.
Early morning dappled sun on the hive. It was 8.9C and the bees were busy! The cast swarms have time to make up. There are two hives, each with a colony at each end. All 4 queens born this year.
Ivy in flower, the last big nectar flow of the year.
We are getting ready for winter too.