Hi All When I go to my bee yard I can tell what time of year it is. The Golden Rod is done and the weed type areas are white with Aster blooms. The bees must bee getting a bumper crop because I have to practically hold my nose when I open a hive. I am feeding as much corn syrup as they will take to dilute the Aster honey to keep down crystallization. I'm not complaining. It's nice to have good strong colonies to gather such a crop. They should be rearing to go in spring. Frank Humphrey [log in to unmask]