Hello from South Dakota

TheCompound · April 19, 2011, 12:53:45 PM

New member and 'beehaver' here. Just installed my first two packages last Saturday and it's been cold ever since. Hopefully things warm up soon and I can start transitioning to the title 'beekeeper'!

Course Bee · April 19, 2011, 04:20:18 PM

Welcome to the forum. I'm sure you'll warm up before we do. It's good to have you here.

REDBEE · April 19, 2011, 05:29:46 PM

What part of SD are you in ,I'm east central but have been in TX all winter missing all the snow :-D :-D,be back up in a couple of weeks

TheCompound · April 19, 2011, 07:10:13 PM

I'm about 20 miles west of Sioux Falls near Humboldt. Installed my bees last Saturday at 34 degrees and I don't think we've seen the 40 degree mark since. :(

AllenF · April 19, 2011, 09:20:22 PM

hardwood · April 19, 2011, 10:42:07 PM

I need to make a trip up to Sturgis some time...I gotta see your yards Bruce!

BTW, welcome Compound!

Scott

splitrock · April 20, 2011, 07:53:11 AM

welcome compound. I am 25 east of you, from Brandon. I am down in Texas working my bee's now. 90's here yesterday, enjoy the cool while you still can.

Joel

TheCompound · April 20, 2011, 11:11:02 AM

Quote from: splitrock on April 20, 2011, 07:53:11 AM
...enjoy the cool while you still can.

Haha - thanks. I'll be sure and pass that along to my California born bees!

Vance G · April 23, 2011, 01:34:27 AM

Are you getting feed into those bees? I followed others who put warm syrup in a gallon zip lock bag and lay it directly on top of the frames where the bes are clustered and poking a couple 1 inch holes in the top of the upper side. I tried the feeder jars and they seem to cool off and not get used. We had a foot of wet snow to wake up to this morning and it snowed til noon! Supposed to hit fifty tomorrow. I pray for some global warming to hit here!