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    From Snag@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 1 22:04:51 2024
    I had an awesome surprise this afternoon . A hive I thought was dead
    has bees ! I'm not sure if they survived last winter or if they're a
    swarm from another hive but I'm happy !
    --
    Snag
    "They may take our lives but
    they'll never take our freedom."
    William Wallace

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  • From songbird@21:1/5 to Snag on Thu May 2 06:43:08 2024
    Snag wrote:

    I had an awesome surprise this afternoon . A hive I thought was dead
    has bees ! I'm not sure if they survived last winter or if they're a
    swarm from another hive but I'm happy !

    they're facinating creatures. :)

    a hive from the wild would be interesting.

    how often do you inspect them?


    songbird

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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to songbird on Thu May 2 07:57:09 2024
    On 5/2/2024 5:43 AM, songbird wrote:
    Snag wrote:

    I had an awesome surprise this afternoon . A hive I thought was dead
    has bees ! I'm not sure if they survived last winter or if they're a
    swarm from another hive but I'm happy !

    they're facinating creatures. :)

    a hive from the wild would be interesting.

    how often do you inspect them?


    songbird


    Not as often as I probably should , I have to admit . My philosophy
    is that the bees have been doing their thing for thousands of years ...
    I've been doing this for ten . I do need to have a look now though , get
    a handle on whether I need to do some splits . I'd rather focus on honey production this year , we haven't harvested any for 3 or 4 years .
    Mother Nature has not been kind to the bees here lately , weather
    conditions have not been favorable for nectar production .
    --
    Snag
    "They may take our lives but
    they'll never take our freedom."
    William Wallace

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  • From cshenk@21:1/5 to Snag on Thu May 2 16:36:59 2024
    Snag wrote:

    On 5/2/2024 5:43 AM, songbird wrote:
    Snag wrote:

    I had an awesome surprise this afternoon . A hive I thought was
    dead
    has bees ! I'm not sure if they survived last winter or if
    they're a swarm from another hive but I'm happy !

    they're facinating creatures. :)

    a hive from the wild would be interesting.

    how often do you inspect them?


    songbird


    Not as often as I probably should , I have to admit . My philosophy
    is that the bees have been doing their thing for thousands of years
    ... I've been doing this for ten . I do need to have a look now
    though , get a handle on whether I need to do some splits . I'd
    rather focus on honey production this year , we haven't harvested any
    for 3 or 4 years . Mother Nature has not been kind to the bees here
    lately , weather conditions have not been favorable for nectar
    production .

    Should be interesting!

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