Hi from Wisconsin

[Superdog]

Hello,

My name is Mike, and I live just out side the Fox River Valley in Wisconsin.  I started with bees a few years ago, with two hives, which became 15 hives by the end of the second year.  Then last winter they took a beating.  Nosema took out all but one hive.  I am now trying to regrow the numbers from that one survival hive, and swarms that I catch.  The survival hive that did make it thru the winter, was a swarm I caught last year.  They are a little aggressive, so we will see how that works.

[Rand542]

Good luck with those bees and your future bees!

[greenbtree]

Welcome to the forum!  Yeah, winter was NASTY.  I live in Eastern Iowa - we have had colder stretches, but this last winter was cold without a single break.  I didn't have bees yet but lost fruit trees and plants that came through colder conditions other winters.  Your poor girls never had a chance to get outside and take care of business.

JC

[ghdfans2010]

Good luck!! :)

[bee-nuts]

Welcome to the forum.  Hope this time around is has more luck in store for you.  Me a cheese head too!  Bees, and cheese.

Now You know I have to ask, Did you give them fumagilin b before winter?  No Im not going to beat you up if you didnt, Im just curious.  Also, were they all dead when you opened them up or were they in bad shape?  Why you think nosema?  Oh, and how about mites, did you treat for those? 

Sorry so many questions.

Good luck with the swarm catching.  I did not get any calls yet, but if I did I dont have any room for em now anyway. 

[luvin honey]

Welcome :)

[pondman]

Hi
Welcome to the forum. I know how you feel when you lose a couple of hives of bees. Hope everything goes good for you this time around.