The weather is a bit warmer lately. The thermometer read 35° F yesterday, so I fed each hive half a quart of syrup. (Only half a jar so the glass wouldn’t break if the syrup froze in the night.)
Since the sun was shining and there was no wind, I checked each hive by opening the [...]
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The temperature began to fall yesterday. The thermometer read 22° F at sundown. Worried, I went out after dark to make sure my entrance reducers were still in place. Several were significantly out of place, allowing much more cold air in, so I’m glad I checked. But as I went from hive to hive adjusting [...]
Here’s another photo of a cluster - one that settled on my arm. To find out how they got there (it was entirely accidental), see http://ct-honey.com/swarm.php. For more photos, scroll down to the bottom of the page. A video is available here: http://ct-honey.com/videos/hiving_swarm.MOV.
Here’s one of even more bees at the entrance. Not in a square, though. Stupid bees.
A reader asked whether we had any photos of many bees at the hive entrance. Here’s one:
I call this photo “A Perfect Square.” My bees know geometry.
Daytime highs in the upper 60s - not what you would expect for early January. The hives are quite active, with foragers out in full force, but there is nothing for them to collect! Fortunately, the hives are consuming as much syrup as I can feed them. The entrance feeder jar, empty in this photo [...]
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