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Tag Archives: Overwintering
Signs of life
This Winter has been a bear in Eastern Indiana. I don’t think we have had a good bee day since mid December. I’ve watched hives all Winter as the lows get to -15F, wondering how many will make it. Recently … Continue reading
3 Hives Visited
Checked in on three hives Thursday 2/7/13. They were observed at about 11:30. The outside temperature was 45 degrees F. There was activity from only one of the three colonies. A steady stream of bees came and went from 1005, … Continue reading
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Tagged bee, beekeeping, Indiana Beekeeping, Overwintering
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Breaking wind
The weather has been really pleasant for December here in Eastern Indiana. We have experienced some cold nights, but there haven’t been any extended cold weather periods. Most of the hive sites provide the hives some natural cover from North and … Continue reading
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Tagged bee, Indiana Beekeeping, Overwintering, treatment free beekeeping
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What to do?
This year has been busy thus far. Things were hot and heavy through May and June, but now there aren’t as many pressing issues until extraction time. There are some laggard hives, but for the most part all the production … Continue reading
Posted in Experiments, Posts, What's going on..
Tagged bee, beekeeping, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, Overwintering
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