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| See the little bees!!! |
Benoit and I went to visit our hives yesterday , March 3 2013. We were getting nervous by all the reports that I was reading coming from all over the US, plus from the beekeepers right here in Minnesota. Everyone was reporting heavy losses... we could not wait any longer.
6/7 hives survived! We are so happy!!!! However, we still have the month of March to battle, we may have another cold snap, and that is dangerous for the bees. The queens are already laying new eggs and little ones are being born, they are vulnerable at this early stage of life. We also gave each colony a pollen patty, so they won't starve before the first bloom.
Some honey bees were very curious, and came out to see what was the commotion all about. Benoit put 2 little bees back in the hives, because it was cold and they had trouble going back home. He also got his first sting of the year :( It is a good thing that it does not react at all. It happened when we were closing the hive and the bee got stock between his fingers and the cardboard.
Keep our finger crossed for a peaceful March.
Next visit in 7-10 days!
Happy to hear that this winter was a better one for you. We lost our hive. I took a quick peek in January and gave them sugar. Checked last week and they were dead. We ordered 2 packages of Carniolans. Time to try something new.
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