Well, that refers to my latest bee-sting (hopefully also the last for the year). Since it was warm today, I checked the bees.
Hive #1 has already eaten some of it's reserves.
Hive #2 (die schlect Bienen) looks to be doing alright, though they don't have any stores up in their second super. My right forearm is testament to the fact that they are feisty as ever, at any rate!
Hive #1 has already eaten some of it's reserves.
Hive #2 (die schlect Bienen) looks to be doing alright, though they don't have any stores up in their second super. My right forearm is testament to the fact that they are feisty as ever, at any rate!
It looks worse now...
I took the super off Hive #3 because it's completely empty--not even any comb.
I didn't see any brood at all in any of the hives (though granted I did not go through each and every frame), but due to the time of year, it isn't really surprising. There were a couple of drones left in Hive #3, but the other two hives have already killed or pushed out there drones.
I really should have started feeding them in early to mid-September, but once again, like an idiot, I did not. So today, I put out two quarts of honey for them. It's healthier to feed them back honey rather than sugar water...and I used the stuff I had harvested. So feeding back spring honey to the bees in the fall. It sure is pretty if nothing else. :)
I didn't see any brood at all in any of the hives (though granted I did not go through each and every frame), but due to the time of year, it isn't really surprising. There were a couple of drones left in Hive #3, but the other two hives have already killed or pushed out there drones.
I really should have started feeding them in early to mid-September, but once again, like an idiot, I did not. So today, I put out two quarts of honey for them. It's healthier to feed them back honey rather than sugar water...and I used the stuff I had harvested. So feeding back spring honey to the bees in the fall. It sure is pretty if nothing else. :)
I took this picture of the propolis I scratched off the top of the frames of Hive #1 just because I thought the spikey stuff looked kinda cool. ;P
One of these days, I'm going to get Daddy to help me move Hive #3 down next to Hive #2 and just maybe I'll wrap the hives this winter. We'll see. If it's not too cold this winter I may not. Anyway, this will probably be my last bee post for the year.
May ye no' get stung, y'all!
May ye no' get stung, y'all!
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