Worldwide Beekeeping
Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: LazyBkpr on April 16, 2020, 02:00:32 pm
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Tried to post an image, of the snowstorm, but it wont let me, says to resize it??? Says I can resize it by clicking preview... Don't see a preview button either... so... Its SNOWING madly in the middle of April, when it should be in the 60's... Hmmm, MUST be global warming! :laugh:
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The preview button is right next to the post button.
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Try installing packages of bees in weather like that.
It's not snowing here yet, but it is headed out way. Raining and 46 degrees. I picked up 2 packages today. Don't really need them, but I couldn't resist. He gave a deep discount for previous customers. I also didn't know so many of my hives were going to be so strong and able to make splits.
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The preview button is right next to the post button.
Well crap.. how am I supposed to find it if it is RIGHT THERE obvious and in plain sight?
Good problem to have Bakers! I'd definitely hold those packages over a day or two... Drove back to the house from fish camp at 5 this morning, and had to use 4wd to get into the driveway... Not going to be going outside till tomorrow at least.
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Good problem to have Bakers! I'd definitely hold those packages over a day or two... Drove back to the house from fish camp at 5 this morning, and had to use 4wd to get into the driveway... Not going to be going outside till tomorrow at least.
Our weather wasn't nearly that bad. I took the first package to a location that is on the south side of a cluster of cedars. It had quit raining just as I got there. That spot is always a couple of degrees warmer there because of the location. I was able to install the bees. I ran out of luck at the next site. So, I put an empty brood box on the bottom board with a couple of red brick pavers inside. Another brood box went on top of that. I hung the queen cage, that had a lot of bees clustering around her, between frames in that second brood box. I shook a few more bees on top of her and placed the package in the bottom on top of the bricks. Then it was a matter of putting a feeder bucket on with some sugar syrup, another brood box on top, and closing it up.
If it warms up enough today, I will finish the installation. The temperature has a long way to go.
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It actually warmed up and hit the 40's, most of the snow is now gone, and its supposed to be 61 tomorrow... Hoping winter lets go with this final gasp.
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no snow here but it's pretty chilly. I had queens scheduled to be delivered yesterday. when I saw the forecast I called & rescheduled them to be shipped on Monday & arrive Tuesday. i'm glad I did. it will be warm enough this weekend to get my splits made up & ready for when they get here. in May 97' I made an early morning run to Granada Ms. when I left at 5:00 am it was snowing so hard that I could not see from the reflection of the snow in my headlights. being a fart smeller I turned my headlights off & ran on my parking lights & could then see just fine & could still be seen by others. judging by all the cars in the ditches a lot of them did not figure that out. when I came home that afternoon the snow was all gone.