derelict in my duties

[asciibaron]

i'm a beehaver right now - was sick most of the fall into winter and when i did feel good, it was pouring rain or wicked cold.  i didn't get a  chance to prep the hive for winter.  i didn't get the mouse guard in place, i didn't check the honey reserves, i didn't feed them. if they survive i will be impressed.  if they don't, i deserve to be haunted.

just felt the need to confess my sin against my bees  :(

[Kathyp]

your bees will probably be the only ones that survive  :evil:

you are not the first, nor will you be the last, to "neglect" your bees.  unlike some of the other things we keep, bees can stand it. 

[asciibaron]

your bees will probably be the only ones that survive  :evil:

you are not the first, nor will you be the last, to "neglect" your bees.  unlike some of the other things we keep, bees can stand it. 

i found an inverse relationship to the survival rate of the bees - the more prepared i am for the honey harvest the following season, the less likely the bees will survive the winter.  :-D

[luvin honey]

Hey, this sounds like a bona fide bee-keeping plan, and one that would work quite well for me :)

Best of luck. Unfortunately, my 2 hives that I neglected last summer almost certainly will not make it, but that's for totally different reasons than yours. So, best wishes!

[MustbeeNuts]

Well I was guilty of almost the same, mine are dead outs. Nice theory dont hold true for me. :(