It's Agriculture
March 05, 2019 • Category: First Year
Sometimes all I can do is groan.
This is a first blog in a year long series on first year beekeeping. I want to see you succeed in beekeeping. It is an immensely fun hobby, but it has its challenges. Weather is one of them.
The queen is already laying. The bees are using a lot of the stored resources of the hive to make new bees and keep them warm. Typically in February & early March they are able to fly when the temps are in the 40s or more. Maples, willows, crocus are all important sources to get the bees jump started.
Not this year. There is the very real danger of the bees starving. When the weather breaks I'll go weigh and see if there's a buzz in the hives. Sugar patties for emergency feeding may be needed. But not today. Not at 12 degrees.
But you are a bee farmer. And this is agriculture. And there's not a thing you can do about the weather.
The queen is already laying. The bees are using a lot of the stored resources of the hive to make new bees and keep them warm. Typically in February & early March they are able to fly when the temps are in the 40s or more. Maples, willows, crocus are all important sources to get the bees jump started.
Not this year. There is the very real danger of the bees starving. When the weather breaks I'll go weigh and see if there's a buzz in the hives. Sugar patties for emergency feeding may be needed. But not today. Not at 12 degrees.
But you are a bee farmer. And this is agriculture. And there's not a thing you can do about the weather.
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