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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: kbee on March 19, 2012, 10:02:33 AM

Poll
Question: how did ur bees do in this light winter
Option 1: are your bees carrying pollen in yet votes: 3
Option 2: how did ur bees do in this light winter votes: 0
Title: bees bringing in pollen already
Post by: kbee on March 19, 2012, 10:02:33 AM
what a strange year! want to know how everyone's bees did in my area with the light winter.  my bees where bringing in pollen already by the boat load yesterday. looked like it was from the maples and the poplars  Very light stores of honey from the warm winter :? Been feeding them sugar water for the past week now. Only lost 2 hives out of my 20, going to be doing lots of splits this year, hopefully triple my numbers  :-D
Title: Re: bees bringing in pollen already
Post by: yockey5 on March 19, 2012, 11:17:21 AM
All alive and kicking butt!
Title: Re: bees bringing in pollen already
Post by: diggity on March 19, 2012, 01:08:26 PM
Here in central MA it's about the same as you kbee.  They came through the winter great, despite somewhat low stores.  Now they are extremely active, bringing back pollen and looking for nectar but not finding any.  I started feeding with an open feeder yesterday.
Title: Re: bees bringing in pollen already
Post by: AllenF on March 19, 2012, 06:37:02 PM
If my bees can not find pollen, then something is wrong.   They just need to look on top of my truck, or on the roads, or when the air turns yellow when the wind blows.  The porch is yellow now.
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