Bees died, they’re honey lives on
#6147672
02/04/18 02:59 PM
02/04/18 02:59 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 78 Westmoreland Co. PA
wstrnPAtrapper
OP
trapper
|
OP
trapper
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 78
Westmoreland Co. PA
|
I was sad to discover that our first ever swarm of bees didn’t make it through that brutal cold a month back. My wife and I did just done bottling the honey they had left. Literally bittersweet experience. [img:center] [/img]
It’s a long road to wisdom. It’s a short one to being ignored.
|
|
|
Re: Bees died, they’re honey lives on
[Re: wstrnPAtrapper]
#6147678
02/04/18 03:02 PM
02/04/18 03:02 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,460 havelock, NC
Rye
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,460
havelock, NC
|
It hurts to loose them. I’ve lost 3 to the cold so far. 1 wasn’t a shock the others were.
"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here first. " --Mark Twain.
|
|
|
Re: Bees died, they’re honey lives on
[Re: wstrnPAtrapper]
#6147686
02/04/18 03:07 PM
02/04/18 03:07 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 78 Westmoreland Co. PA
wstrnPAtrapper
OP
trapper
|
OP
trapper
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 78
Westmoreland Co. PA
|
We’re still learning and don’t always know what to expect. Have great mentors that’ll keep us learning
It’s a long road to wisdom. It’s a short one to being ignored.
|
|
|
Re: Bees died, they’re honey lives on
[Re: wstrnPAtrapper]
#6147905
02/04/18 06:43 PM
02/04/18 06:43 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,197 Goldsboro, NC
John C
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,197
Goldsboro, NC
|
The colder and more consistent the cold the better for my bees. When they get a few 60 degree days and find a little nectar from red maple or henbit they’ll start raising brood for spring. When they are in their winter cluster bees here in nc consume 2-2.5lbs of stores per week . When they begin raising brood they up it to 7.5-8.5lbs per week. As long as they’re prepped for winter the colder the better.
More Cowbell
|
|
|
Re: Bees died, they’re honey lives on
[Re: wstrnPAtrapper]
#6148053
02/04/18 09:00 PM
02/04/18 09:00 PM
|
Rubee
Unregistered
|
Rubee
Unregistered
|
If the bees are healthy and have honey stores and stay dry they can handle cold. In the north they need a top entrance not only for deep snow but for ventilation to remove moisture from the cluster.
|
|
|
Re: Bees died, they’re honey lives on
[Re: wstrnPAtrapper]
#6148427
02/05/18 12:35 AM
02/05/18 12:35 AM
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,460 havelock, NC
Rye
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,460
havelock, NC
|
I had one cluster migrate into the feed tank and drown trying get away From the cold. Queen and all were in there
"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here first. " --Mark Twain.
|
|
|
Re: Bees died, they’re honey lives on
[Re: wstrnPAtrapper]
#6148619
02/05/18 09:33 AM
02/05/18 09:33 AM
|
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 403 Ouachita Mtns, Arkansas
Arkiefur
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 403
Ouachita Mtns, Arkansas
|
Do you guys, especially the ones up north, vent the top of your hives in the winter? I am of the impression that cold don't kill bees, but moisture in the hive does. Haven't lost any since I started venting, but I am in the south also.
Last edited by Arkiefur; 02/05/18 09:33 AM.
If atheists don't believe in God, why do they get upset when people pray to him?
|
|
|
Re: Bees died, they’re honey lives on
[Re: Arkiefur]
#6148849
02/05/18 12:54 PM
02/05/18 12:54 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 5,992 South metro, MN
Calvin
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 5,992
South metro, MN
|
Do you guys, especially the ones up north, vent the top of your hives in the winter? I am of the impression that cold don't kill bees, but moisture in the hive does. Haven't lost any since I started venting, but I am in the south also. Ventilation is key. It's the condensation that kills them...not the cold. Just have to have a top and bottom entrance so it can vent properly. I giggle when the southern guys talk about the cold killing their bees. But there are differences in bees that have acclimated to the colder climates and the ones we normally buy out of calif. Lots of those Calif bees don't survive well up here.
|
|
|
Re: Bees died, they’re honey lives on
[Re: wstrnPAtrapper]
#6148995
02/05/18 03:44 PM
02/05/18 03:44 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,162 KY
ksp107
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,162
KY
|
|
|
|
|
|