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!

Comments

[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?

[squid-ink.livejournal.com]

ha, those were the only colors I had, and I had them in small quantities.

Scientific, I know...!

[virginiadear.livejournal.com]

Betcha the bees like them! :-)