>It's February, and the occasional day reaches into the 60's and low 70's. >This is my first Spring with established hives, and would like some advise >on when I should first open my hives for inspection. Books I have read say >"a warm day in February". What has experience taught you? Whoa, 'a warm day in Feb'!! That for us is -10C :-) I would suggest a High of 60F, that's what I look for here. The bees should be flying well, very little wind, a pleasant day!! Open quickly, minimum disturbance, check for eggs, alls well,.... for now! **************************************************** * David Eyre 9 Progress Drive, Unit 2, * * The Beeworks, Orillia, Ontario, L3V 6H1.* * [log in to unmask] 705-326-7171 * * http://www.muskoka.net/~beeworks * ****************************************************