Any beekeeper just starting out worries whether or not the bees will adapt to their new home and do what bees are supposed to do. After acquiring the bees, our temperatures turned colder and rainy....certainly not good weather to welcome our bees. I've been providing them sugar water to help them get started and provide nutrition for those times when they cannot get out and forage for nectar and pollen. We will continue to provide sugar water until they are not using it any longer. Tonight when I checked the bees (without opening the actual hive) I was so EXCITED to discover that the bees ARE doing the "bee thing" and gathering pollen and nectar. Look at the first picture...several bees have their pollen sacs full on their hind legs. YAY!!!!
Pictured here is the sugar water feeder, I filled this pint jar the day before yesterday and they have already drank half of it. I am just so happy that things are looking good for the time being! "Keep working little bees"
We just got our bees yesterday and by the afternoon they were already bringing in pollen! They haven't made an appearance yet this morning, I'm sure it's too cold yet. It is so much fun watching them do their "bee" thing!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for you and your new adventure into beekeeping, it is such a good feeling to witness them in action isn't ? Our poor little bees had a rough start here, we placed them in the hive a week ago and then the weather turned horrible. It was in the 40's and low 50's all week. Yesterday the sun came out in the afternoon and it warmed up to 62 degrees, you could almost feel the energy coming off the hive they were so happy. Good luck with your bees and keep me posted as to how things go, I am anxious to hear
ReplyDeleteThere are few things cuter than bees with puffy yellow flying chaps. SO CUTE! Congrats--v. happy to hear things are going well and the girls and getting into their groove. =)
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your kind comments Portugal, I really appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteGreat! Here I'm watching wild bees - all kinds of solitairy, digging, parasitizing, leafcutting bees and John Asher is helping with the ids, so eventually it will be one very long blog...
ReplyDelete:o) Margarethe, I can't wait to read your blog about the bees. I am so excited about our new adventure into beekeeping.
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