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van from Arkansas

#20
February 20, 2019, 06:03:53 PM Last Edit: February 20, 2019, 06:28:58 PM by Stinger13
CoolBee, I can?t speak for HP, but I?ll bet the fella is well prepared for the negative 32F weather.  No biggie.

In Montana, water lines are six ft underground, standard.  I never experienced a frozen water line: heat tape on lines that are sub surface and insulation.  Now in East Texas, yep, I saw frozen, busted water lines.

Today, Wed this is the first bee flying day in over a week: high today 50F, past seven days a high of 38F.  So I walked my Apiary this afternoon,  one dead out: a Sept feral swarm medium size that I tried to save.  Plenty of food, they did not starve as I provided frames of honey and there is currently honey in the hive being robbed out.

My guess is the late season feral swarm was in some kind of trouble and made a last effort to survive by swarming.  Sept a swarm has zero chance of survival in this area as there is little golden rod, nothing blooming.  Had a beautiful bronze colored queen, mut, not typical Italian so I was hoping to save a survivor hive.  Oh well.

Still having cool weather here in N Arkansas, normal.  So I find so pleasing to read of beeks further south with nectar and pollen coming in.  Thank you fellow southern beeks.
I have been around bees a long time, since birth.  I am a hobbyist so my answers often reflect this fact.  I concentrate on genetics, raise my own queens by wet graft, nicot, with natural or II breeding.  I do not sell queens, I will give queens  for free but no shipping.

TheHoneyPump

#21
February 20, 2019, 08:44:10 PM
I too have been really appreciating the posts of progressive bee activities from the warmer climates.  Some pictures of vibrant colours would be great though!  Nothing but endless white horizon to horizon around here atm.
When the lid goes back on, the bees will spend the next 3 days undoing most of what the beekeeper just did to them.

blackforest beekeeper

#22
February 21, 2019, 01:58:02 AM
considering a cold climate:

yes, we got a milder form of cold climate, too, in the black forest. Often in shady places last snow melts in May. In our remote valley with quite some shade i usually NOT fire up the oven about 14 days during the year. So even in summer either mornings or evenings or both I light a fire. Last year it was different. Inside the house we usually don?t get much more than 20 C in summer, even if during the day we have +30. One can always find a place to freeze a little.
The house I am sitting in right now has been built in 1700/1701. So water-piping is not frost-secure. These days water-lines are buried deep, so nothing happens. But in the house I gotta be careful.

I hope I can see the climate change happen in my life-time...  :grin:
but... this year the creek hasn`t frozen at all. lowest was about -8C. That is "mild".

van from Arkansas

#23
February 21, 2019, 05:19:26 PM
BF, your house must have quite the history, 1700, oh my, over 300 years old.  Off subject so I must stop.  You can PM me and learn me the history.
Blessings
I have been around bees a long time, since birth.  I am a hobbyist so my answers often reflect this fact.  I concentrate on genetics, raise my own queens by wet graft, nicot, with natural or II breeding.  I do not sell queens, I will give queens  for free but no shipping.

van from Arkansas

#24
February 21, 2019, 07:58:50 PM
BlackForest?I hope I can see the climate change happen in my life-time... ?

You have seen it, Sir.  This Earth has been warming for the past 10,000 years, slowly.  As the ice recedes in the North, every decade or less a wooly mammoth is discovered, frozen in time 10,000 years ago when elephants roam N. America along with the saber tooth tiger finds.  Data from the river boat captains of the Missouri River since 1800?s indicated accurately ?ice out? which comes earlier each decade on the river.
I have been around bees a long time, since birth.  I am a hobbyist so my answers often reflect this fact.  I concentrate on genetics, raise my own queens by wet graft, nicot, with natural or II breeding.  I do not sell queens, I will give queens  for free but no shipping.

blackforest beekeeper

#25
February 22, 2019, 02:43:55 AM
Quote from: Stinger13 on February 21, 2019, 07:58:50 PM
BlackForest?I hope I can see the climate change happen in my life-time... ?

You have seen it, Sir.  This Earth has been warming for the past 10,000 years, slowly.  As the ice recedes in the North, every decade or less a wooly mammoth is discovered, frozen in time 10,000 years ago when elephants roam N. America along with the saber tooth tiger finds.  Data from the river boat captains of the Missouri River since 1800?s indicated accurately ?ice out? which comes earlier each decade on the river.

stinger!
Yes, I am aware of that. Actually, my believe or notion is, that the human influence on climate is more or less neglible. doesn`t mean we can pollute the world all we want. But the effort on CO2 seems wrong to me. I will send you a short PM.

van from Arkansas

#26
February 22, 2019, 03:31:00 PM
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Tulip Tree, the bees enjoy.  One of the first to bloom, notice the trees are still bare.  At least something is blooming, currently 42F, Friday 2/22, 1:39pm.
I have been around bees a long time, since birth.  I am a hobbyist so my answers often reflect this fact.  I concentrate on genetics, raise my own queens by wet graft, nicot, with natural or II breeding.  I do not sell queens, I will give queens  for free but no shipping.

TheHoneyPump

#27
February 24, 2019, 11:37:11 AM Last Edit: February 24, 2019, 08:47:14 PM by TheHoneyPump
Beautiful Stinger.  Thank you!
In the truck this morning.  (moooaan)



Maybe next week! 

https://youtu.be/wkDvqQKGgDA
When the lid goes back on, the bees will spend the next 3 days undoing most of what the beekeeper just did to them.

Ben Framed

#28
February 24, 2019, 12:40:10 PM
 :happy:
Hang in there. At least when the time is right you can get out and enjoy the beautiful weather which is to come, tending to your bees and walking the beautiful meadows as on your description. It won't be much longer now. At least when Spring in your area arrives, nature will be moving in full force, affording you another great season of enjoyment and honey. Thanks for the funny video, Phillip

Ben Framed

#29
February 24, 2019, 12:43:27 PM
Quote from: Stinger13 on February 22, 2019, 03:31:00 PM
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Tulip Tree, the bees enjoy.  One of the first to bloom, notice the trees are still bare.  At least something is blooming, currently 42F, Friday 2/22, 1:39pm.

You are ahead of me as our Tulip Trees have yet to bloom, anxiously waiting.
Phillip

blackforest beekeeper

#30
February 24, 2019, 12:44:22 PM
good one.

forecast tells of some +20 C where the bees are. Unusual. At least a month too early. I won?t complain, but I gotta feed em.

van from Arkansas

#31
February 24, 2019, 06:01:42 PM
Thank you HP: Funny video, worth the click.  Some truth to it, one reason it?s so funny.
I have been around bees a long time, since birth.  I am a hobbyist so my answers often reflect this fact.  I concentrate on genetics, raise my own queens by wet graft, nicot, with natural or II breeding.  I do not sell queens, I will give queens  for free but no shipping.

CoolBees

#32
February 24, 2019, 07:44:19 PM
Great video HP. Very funny! :)
You cannot permanently help men by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves - Abraham Lincoln

TheHoneyPump

#33
March 25, 2019, 07:49:08 PM
FINALLY!  The cold grasp has slackened. Birds are chirping, bees are flying making a mess of the white landscape. Another 3+ weeks now to any notable amounts of foliage and forage.

When the lid goes back on, the bees will spend the next 3 days undoing most of what the beekeeper just did to them.

van from Arkansas

#34
March 25, 2019, 08:12:55 PM
HP:  glad to hear you have a break in the weather with bees flying.

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Flowers in the yard, just beginning here in Arkansas.  Bees flying most days, the wild plum is in bloom here, the Red Bud will follow next week then some sort of flowers rotating with continual non stop blooming until June.
Blessings
I have been around bees a long time, since birth.  I am a hobbyist so my answers often reflect this fact.  I concentrate on genetics, raise my own queens by wet graft, nicot, with natural or II breeding.  I do not sell queens, I will give queens  for free but no shipping.

Ben Framed

#35
March 25, 2019, 09:35:09 PM
Enjoy Mr Claude. 😊😁

TheHoneyPump

#36
March 25, 2019, 09:43:37 PM
Sure will. It is going to go fast, as always.  I feel like I am way behind already!
When the lid goes back on, the bees will spend the next 3 days undoing most of what the beekeeper just did to them.

Ben Framed

#37
March 25, 2019, 09:49:56 PM
One more thing. I bet with the warmer weather after the long cold winter, I bet you are feeling as  cheerful and enthusiastic as a young rutting buck!! Haa haa  😁😁😁

CoolBees

#38
March 25, 2019, 11:08:30 PM
Mr. Claude, congratulations! It's been a rough winter just about everywhere. I'm glad to hear your finally getting some warmth.

BTW - those are some beautiful bee hives! ... recently I had occasion to drive up the central valley of california during the almond pollination season. There's some Ugly bee hive in this world. Yours are 1st-class pretty.  :grin:
You cannot permanently help men by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves - Abraham Lincoln
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