On Christmas Eve last year I had topped up the hives with 12.5 kgs block of fondant. One of the hives had toppled over when I checked the orchard on the 16th January. Its been very windy and lots of rain.
I checked on the hives the other day and the bees were coming and going. I'm very pleased the bees are ok.
I've started winter pruning should have all the apple trees done by mid Feb.
