Took a quick look at the hives today. Too chilly to do a full check, but they were all out flying, so I peeked in. Saw brood in one, (South1), good numbers of bees in 2 others. Although North2 looks good, its numbers are a little low–although there could have been more in the lower [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Rarin’ to go
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Lots of bee news
Posted in Uncategorized on March 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As our bees have started venturing out, the wider world has lots of bee news. The Washington Post had a good piece about commercial beekeepers and Colony Collapse Disorder. And New York City has decided to rescind its longtime, insane beekeeping ban. Closer to home, and even more exciting to me personally, is that Oak [...]
Back to It
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bees, Hive check, rooftop on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Well, didn’t blog in the fall because I had a book coming out, and was discouraged about the bee situation. But all four beehives have survived the winter so far, so I am going to get back to it. I feel very lucky; the hives seem strong, and still have some stores, although we have [...]
