My BEES

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are ALLLLIVVVEEE!

I traipsed through knee-deep snow (yes it's been 50F but THERE IS STILL SO MUCH SNOW)... my bees are off in an unplowed field. My shoes were FILLED with snow and my socks were SOAKED but when I got to my hives..

I smiled



the ladies are OKAY and they were FLYING HIGH today



Elizabeth/Devine ( Carniolans )



Victoria/RuPaul (Italians)

so far so good.
I left some sugar fondant as a treat to hold them over

here's hoping for an early Spring!

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[dragoncaller.livejournal.com]

Wonderful!

[rhodielady-47.livejournal.com]

Getting a bit of fresh air is good for the bees and us too!
I aired out the house for several hours the other day. We always seem to feel better for doing this and the house smells better too.
:)

[rhodielady-47.livejournal.com]

BTW: Which variety of bee are you liking best?
:)

[virginiadear.livejournal.com]

You do have snow!

I'm glad the bees are alive and apparently happy.

What is the significance of the colors on the hives? (Usually, one sees hives painted solid white. I assume there's a reason for that, as well as for these colors.)
I know insects have limited color vision: only what they need to see their food sources, is that right?

[traveling-storm.livejournal.com]

Yay! Way to survive ladies!

[the-lighthouse.livejournal.com]

What do the bees do in the winter? Just go about their usual business or do they mostly stay sort of sleepy and in the hive?

[lo-anxiety.livejournal.com]

You're the coolest person ever for having bees. Just sayn. Now, I want some honey comb mmm.

[momomom.livejournal.com]

NICE! I'd so love to keep bees but we have some Draconian regulations that classify bee hives as a farm shelter and require a bigger set back from other houses than I can manage.