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Calm before the storm . . . of bees

Here in Ohio we’ve had a very cool and wet spring. We have had several days up in the high 70s and low 80s, but then we’ll get many days of rain and temps in the 40s and 50s. This has not been a great spring for the bees. Today, it’s very windy and coolContinue reading “Calm before the storm . . . of bees”

Pollen and babies

It’s March 23, and the Queen Bee and Big Drone have done their first quick hive inspection on the two remaining hives. We went into the winter with 7 and ended up with 2, sadly. The winter was brutal and we had a time in December and January of warmer temperatures and the queen hadContinue reading “Pollen and babies”