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more tales from the front
And you say 'It's winter, aren't they dormant?
Alas no.
It's clear to me why no bodies are
there to be found -- the birds eat them
I seem to be supporting 2-6 chickadees
Bee parts underneath their 8? perches (abdomens mostly)
If they become too bold I will reluctantly have to shoot them
There is a slow trickle of bees out of about 1/3 of the hives
at first glance no worse than normal mortality, but of a flying bee
Most make "snow angels" and the chickadee is there, sometimes prematurely
Recall that I'm a little warmer than Peter (SD,NB,WI,^MI, <KS)
Temps slightly below freezing and gray days
I mean -- not normal behavior at all
A few are hyper reactive (8%?)
These would put up to a cup of bees out the entrance (-3c)
and make lots of noise
Both while wrapping (I was late) and later occasions, same hives
Unfortunatly I'm away from home a lot this winter
Also it seems that the OMAF "excess mortality" grant will cap at $105
I wonder what the final #s look like -- anyone know?
ie How much did the beauracracy eat up?
dave
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