What are the Bees up to this month
Bee Activity
January is a tough month for bees
January is a tough month for bees
All clustered up and staying warm. By moving their wing muscles without moving their wings, it keeps the cluster of bees very warm
January is a tough month for bees
January is a tough month for bees
January is a tough month for bees
January is dark and cold. The bees work very hard to keep the colony warm and consume much of the 100 pounds of honey we left in each hive prior to winter.
The queens activity
What the beekeepers are doing
What the beekeepers are doing
Her egg laying is slowing down as the days get shorter. But now that we have passed the first day of summer and days are getting longer, the queens egg ;laying activity picks up slightly.
What the beekeepers are doing
What the beekeepers are doing
What the beekeepers are doing
Time to do projects around the house, order bees for this spring and enjoy time with our family. If we get a January thaw, we will visit the hives to see what survival we have this winter.
