Winter Emergency Feeding

Just In Case… It’s over 50°F again today and the honeybees came out of their hives even though it’s cloudy. I observed them carrying out their dead and picked up a few for a closer inspection. I found that dead bees from hive #2 have their tongues sticking out, a sign of starvation. So I decided to open the hives for emergency feeding. Even with … Continue reading Winter Emergency Feeding

P&BJanuary 28, 20184 Comments

Beekeeping

Beekeeping In The Age Of Climate Change

I’m Keeping My Fingers Crossed Losing all six hives last winter took the wind out of my sails. I set up three new hives in spring but the weather has been uneven through the whole season. The cold weather had lasted much longer than usual and the temperature has been seesawing from spring into autumn. Some days we had 40°F in summer and 70°F in … Continue reading Beekeeping In The Age Of Climate Change

P&BDecember 17, 2017December 17, 20176 Comments