Today the temperature got up to 57 degrees, the snow and ice began melting faster and faster, the ground got all mushy and the bees took flight! This is the first time I had seen any activity in the hive all winter. Honeybees will not venture out if the temperature is below 50 degrees, so they were very happy today! I could tell they were cleaning up the hive, pushing out dead bees and other detritus. It’s still too early to open up the hive, but just seeing so many of them buzzing about made me feel good. Hopefully there is still plenty of honey stored in the combs, as we have a lot more cold weather to go. Just the same, it’s nice to see them. Think Spring!
Are bees the new canaries? Spring is lurking!
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Great news. Dale Goldheim and I are in Sarasota for glass fun and it’s not that warm here. Brrr in fact and we were planning to wear summery clothes and open shoes. Think mittens.
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Having a taste of your wonderful honey in my tea right now. So I am happy to hear that your bees are thriving and surviving!
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Having a taste of your wonderful honey in my tea right now; so I am happy to hear that your bees are thriving and surviving
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Thanks…. glad you still have some left to enjoy! Another blast of winter is set to come in tomorrow. Back to the hive, girls!
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I can feel your pleasure in watching the bee activity! We have had a mild winter here in Cincinnati. The snowdrops (my early Spring harbinger) bloomed in late January rather than waiting until Valentine’s Day. I will not complain about that! Doug, Poca, and I have had many “winter” hikes in light jackets!
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Hi Linda, Well….. the winter blast did indeed return right after this posting! A week of single digit nights…. brutal! Hope the bees make it through. But that’s how it goes here in the high desert. We got over 180″ of snow up in the Ski Basin here…. and I still have 1-2″ foot drifts in front of the house. Next week forecast 55 degrees! Hah!
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