Thanks.
We have brambles in bloom right now. Wild rose, black raspberries, blackberries. I'm not sure what's blooming next.
Hubby really wants honey this year. Me too. I hope I've bought my last gallon of honey from my "bee guy."
We haven't used much smoke, but usually take it with us, just in case.
Tomorrow, we are going to remove the Apivar we put in 8 weeks ago. Hubby wants to put on QEs and honey supers. I'll order some Formic Pro for mite treatment later in the season.
Here's the thing... the supers are brand new...
There's a thorn apple in bloom that the bees are working. I know of two trees/shrubs in bloom right now, and one is on our property.
I think I've spent about $350-400 in plants for the bees this spring. :eek:
Even though Seven Sons is listed as "medium" for deer browsing, they browsed it...
I need to buy another gallon from my bee guy Ed to tide us over until our own.
The girls did well on the cherry trees! Lots of cherries developing. There were lots of other types of bees at work too.
Yay BEES!
Anyone recognize this? It's the seedling of a basswood tree. I used to pull these, but now I'll pot them up and see if they grow. They might flower for the bees by the time I'm... 75.
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The picture they show on their website is the red bract view. This is...
I got my Seven Sons plants yesterday! They look great; lots of green leaves and good looking stems. I spent the $$ and got the gallon size, so I hope they grow well here.
Still haven't been stung.... :oops:
I walked over near (ish; 15-20 feet away) the hives. I wasn't suited up, and a bee got stuck in my shirt! I peeled off the shirt and got her out.
Didn't care if the neighbors saw me. We're out in the boonies. Look if you want, I don't care.
We had 94% totality, and the bees didn't even seem to slow down.
I saw a dozen or so bees around the new hive. I'm guessing orientation flights, and then coming and going.
So, what do bees do during an eclipse?
It'll be about 94% total here, and I plan to go sit in the field, up on the hill. I have eclipse glasses, and was thinking of taking field glasses to look down on the hive as it gets darker.