Went back into the hives after quite a few weeks. I certainly had the best of intentions to go in sooner but It was raining (one time we did try holding an umbrella open over the hives so I could do something quick – without incident but not very smart) It was too hot (its […]
Hives are alive again – 3 sets of new Italian girls. Sadly none of mine made it through the winter. I have plenty of hypotheses, nothing confirmed. In case you are wondering, bees come in packages by the pound, including one queen, marked (a dot with white out) or unmarked. Three pounds of bees, like […]