Into the bees today here in the Lone Star State where it hit 75 deg F today and gona *bee* 80 deg F tomorrow. Apistan in; entrance reducers out and Fire Ants starting their mounds. Still lots of honey in the hives. We'll have a couple more days of some chilly weather but for the most part: winter is over! Hives are FULL of bees and some patches of brood have begun developing. I'll be putting on some supers of foundation and pollen traps in a week or two. We are about one month away from the beginning of the prime swarmming season. It usually lasts about six weeks here in north Tejas. I averaged about 100 pounds of honey per hive last year and extracted once in the fall (first of September). Good luck everbody and wish you a bountiful harvest this year! BusyKnight Dallas, Texas