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Offline Perry

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Last storm
« on: March 24, 2015, 09:04:17 am »
Hopefully this was the last one. Sunny today.










These are the hives in the backyard, that I have been trying to keep dug out. There are 5 here, and only 1 is showing. Most of my other hives are buried under at least 2 feet of snow. I have had to use a rod to poke down to find them.




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Re: Last storm
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2015, 09:27:43 am »
Wow ol buddy. I don't know how you survive those Canadian winters let alone your bees.  :o
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Re: Last storm
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2015, 10:36:40 am »
Wow Perry, I was complaining about my snow. Here it's starting to recede. Cold but no snow. I can see all my hives now. Hope things turn quickly for you!
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Re: Last storm
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2015, 11:00:15 am »
Maybe it will ease up a bit now. The forecast seems to have highs each day above freezing for the next week. Hopefully, it will take some of it away.
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Re: Last storm
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2015, 11:41:23 am »
I am eagerly waiting the melting of your snow, so curious how bees survive this white stuff. Going to be a good and educational story ~
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Re: Last storm
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2015, 06:02:44 pm »
Perry, seeing those pictures makes me shift the topic from the bee's survival to YOURS.  How do YOU manage to pull through a winter like this one that you've been buried under?   :-\   :o
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Re: Last storm
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2015, 06:14:39 pm »
Hey Ef.
It's funny, I was sick for so long (still have a nagging cough 5 weeks later) that I never had a chance to get shack wacky. I have had enough now though. I am starting to head out to all my yards in the next few days, dig down and find my hives, and if I hear bees, they will get fondant over the inner cover hole. I will try and clear away snow on the south side to try and get them some solar gain, but the ones I've done I cannot get down to the bottom entrance as they are encased in ice, about 6 inches worth. I have to dig down at least 2 feet to even find the tops. I'll try and get a couple pics, but I'm afraid I'm starting to bore a lot of you with my winter pics! ;D
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Re: Last storm
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2015, 06:18:43 pm »
You're not boring us---you're giving us the chills.   :D

Chump on propolis. Maybe it'll help get rid of that cough.  :yes:
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Re: Last storm
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2015, 06:40:06 pm »
Ef- "You're not boring us---you're giving us the chills.

      I am not bored at all, more fascinated !!

Ef's right about that propolis Perry, you can even make a hot cup of tea and drop a large pea size of propolis into the tea, keep stirring let it disolve. Or, put the prop on your tongue, sip and let the hot tea bath your throat. 
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Re: Last storm
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2015, 12:11:33 am »
Thank the good Lord ours has finally melted.  The ice will probably be on the Lakes until June, but at least the white stuff is gone. :eusa_clap:
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