> why would anyone open up all their colonies in February
> in Pennsylvania?
I was checking hives today, in upstate New York, to assess winter
survivors and add pollen patties. I checked two yards. One yard was
in rough shape last fall with 16/30 dead before wrapping. Lost
another 4 over winter, with another 2 living dead. Very disappointing
yard.
Checked another yard and it was day and night. 20/21 survivors and
the bees looked great! I'm not counting chickens, but if the yard
keeps on the same track each of the survivors will be split 4 ways! I
gave each of those hives two global patties each. And will replenish
the patties at least once before maples bloom.
How do I explain the difference? Last year I didn't harvest any honey
from the second yard. Hmmm. I may be onto something here.
Aaron Morris - I think, therefore I bee!
***********************************************
The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at:
http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm