Dear fellow beekeepers,

Since we are all experiencing the heat of the summer and the current weather situation about El Niņo. I'd like to ask if ok lang na diligan ung paligid ng hive sa gabi?

Need some opinion about this fellow beeks. 

i think ok lang na diligan yung sa paligid pg gabi. bsta wag mo lang cgro basain yung buong hive, at baka ma disturbo yung temparature ng hive na maintain nila.

why do you wanna wet their surrounding? to keep cool? besides el nino na, wag ka na mag dilig, conserve water hehehe
in my opinion, id rather keep the surrounding dry.  the water on the ground might have protozoas or something that might give them diarrhea.
provide nearby clean water for them instead like in Tep's urbian apiary, he has a clay jar dripping water on a plate.
during the rainy days last year, the ground was always wet and my bees always had diarrhea.

tiki wrote on 03/10/10 at 16:23:32:


Thanks tiki for sharing. Napansin ko rin to na panay LBM ng bees pag rainy season.....

pavillion wrote on 03/17/10 at 00:41:55:

El Nino has its pros and cons to our hive.
Pros
1. Madali dumami kasi hindi nalalamigan ang brood. Malaki epekto nito lalo na sa malalamig na lugar gaya ng Baguio.
2. The bees are free to roam, walang casualty ng ulan.

Cons
1. Nauubos ang mga halaman, wala na kasing tubig kaya hirap din sa forage area, kailangan mag sugar feed.
2. Ang init, daig mo pa nag sauna bath pag nag inspect ng hive hehehe.
3. Kailangan maglagay ng clean water dripping from a jar para sure na may water supply ang bees.

Kadalasan hindi naman natin maiiwasan ang changes in nature, but we can do something to adjust to it. Sa case natin, tayo ang kailangan mag adjust sa nature, not the other way around

tiki wrote on 03/10/10 at 16:23:32:

Yeah tama si Tiki, hindi na kelangan basain pa yung paligid ng bees. Baka makainom pa sila ng maruming tubig at manghina sila, dun na magsisimula umatake ang nosema. Yan yung cause na nagLBM mga bees. Lahat ng bees naman meron nosema, pero habang malakas sila kaya yan labanan ng immune system nila. Bees prefer dry climate, kaya wag kayo mag-alala kung tagtuyot na. Mas masaya sila pag tuyo, unang proof lang... Sana ininom na agad nila yung nectar at hindi na babawasan moisture content kung gusto nila basa, diba mas tuyo gusto nila hehehe... Biro lang mga fellow beekeepers. Pero based on my experience mas naeexcite sila kapag tagtuyo, yung mga halaman nalang ang diligan at bees mo na bahala dun.