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Holly trees are showing buds which come after Blue Berrys, Holly adds a little heat to the sweet. People are already asking my wife when. She tells them neither the bees or Him (me) do anything fast, but she will let them know. Stopped at the local farm, talk about Sticker Shock, 1/2 lb $9.00, 1...

All the crews are out pounding the Blue Berry blossoms, come on July (honey time).:thumbsup:drool Only have 2lbs Fall Honey left!

Temp here is a mid 50s, cloudy and light mist. I picked up a NUC 8:30 this morning and wasted no time getting them installed. They were not a happy bunch which I expected after two days of cloudy, cold and damp being closed in the box. All went smooth and didn't get whacked. Put on a gallon of...

Actually it was an all night parade of Fox, cats Coons and opossum. I will also mention that across the "crick" 75 yrds away my in-laws have 2 photos on their trail cam of a Cougar. This is true as another neighbor a half mile down the road has a pick full face on of it. I am not concerned as...

Midnight marauders. Maybe Chicken Dinner, and Honey for dessert.

Made a split the easy way to day. Was going to do it Tuesday but the crew decided to do it on their own around 2:30. Went to a bait hive I had set up with QTips dipped in lemon grass oil a hundred yds out in anticipation of swarming a few days ago and they went for it.

I think the Knights Templar are selling some armor. :lau

I get whacked now and again, working with no gloves it's pretty much a given. Sometimes I get away clean.

Today is not the day. After 4 days of rain and today being overcast and cool the crew are not in a good mood. Wanted to get a look at the top super for pollen and possible nectar. Going in today would be like dodging bullets. Tuesday 72 and mostly sunny...........Hello Ladies!:thumbsup

Then you have to deal with a bunch of drunken Russians with Vodka muscles. :lau

Russians are great producers and very cold tolerant. Can be a little cantankerous.

I can only add that if you have a local breeder who sells NUCs pay the extra $$ for bees that more than likely are being bred for temperament and climate tolerance, plus they are established with a laying queen, brood, drawn comb, pollen and honey. Also if something were to happen to your queen...

Queens always fly 1rst class! :D

They are a clumsy bunch. You would think with all those eyes they would be air aces.

64 degrees, sunny and light wind this Sunday. Hoping all the brood is in the top super so I can reverse the boxes to get them ready for Blueberry blossoms coming on end of April. Don't have to move the hives as In laws farm is about 75 yards just over the Cedars, drop into the crop. No stress on...

Driving on a county road between cranberry bogs during pollination at 55 MPH a bee flew in the truck and whacked me in the neck, I turned to my wife and said "that girl flew out of her way just to sting me." :lau Wife said the bee was a good judge of character, with a smile.

Bees are as bad as chickens, One day you look out your window and say, "where the hell did all these bees come from!?" I myself wanted no more than 3 but now with the strength of what came through the winter and ordering another NUC, which I should not have done before an early spring look-see...

To Apis millifera, R2elk and Sally PB. Just the way I like snow, In Pictures! :D

:lau:gigWith you, not at you. we got 3.5" of rain, low to mid 50s here, hoping to drop the top box to bottom Saturday, temps in the low 60s. Quick check some days back and had eggs and larva.