Did a quick inspection of the hives on the blackberries, the flowering is nearly finished, the hives have a large increase in numbers but very little honey. Due to the dry conditions not much is flowering, a few blue gums we have which are in flower are being taken over by plague beetles, there are millions of them. Every flower, bud, even the leaves are covered in them. Will give them 1 more week, if nothing flowers will have move them. The hives which did the best are now the aggressive hives.
Lance