Well here in Arizona the Mesquite flow has started and this being only my second season and first spring flow I am amazed at how busy the colonies have become growing and foraging like there is no tomorrow. For the last few weeks they were bringing in about equal amounts of pollen and nectar, but now only one in 5 or 6 foragers are bringing back any pollen and instead are coming in loaded with nectar. Some are so weighed down it takes 3 tries to make the entrance after falling to the ground below.
Also Drones and lots of them showing up returning I assume in the afternoons at all 6 hives and a good number, like perhaps 5% to 10% of late afternoon traffic... Huge numbers at the larger colonies of orienting bees in the afternoons as well... WOW what a show
Some of our medium supers above the deeps are now being drawn and filled at a amazing rate and I am guessing I should be checking often? Like weekly or?
