Finally, A Good Sleep I didn’t realize that keeping bees could give me nightmares. It was fine in the first two years, we fenced in the two hives we had. Though in the second year skunks had taken some bees from the third (un-fenced) hive as snacks in early spring but the hive still survived. Two out of the three hives survived last winter and one … Continue reading Beekeeper’s Nightmare
They Starved to Death The honeybees were busy today, flying in and out with a lot of pollen. I’m glad we live in a watershed area with so many trees blossoming at this time of year. There are not many leaves to be seen but a lot of maples here are budding. A large silver maple in the front yard just unfurled its petals as well. … Continue reading Dead Hive
Mission Accomplished It’s mid February and mounds of snow are piled up all over the place, the residue of blizzard ‘Nemo’. I have no idea how the bees are doing inside the hive at this point. After each snowstorm I make sure that snow or other debris doesn’t block the hive’s entrances, both upper and lower. Aside from checking the entrances I also look for: … Continue reading Feeding Bees in Winter
Petals and Wings 