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| StrawHouseRanch |
Posted - Feb 22 2012 : 6:55:29 PM
I was soooo wrong about my bees. It was in the low 60's today when we came home from work. As our usual routine goes, the dogs eat, and then I take Beauregard, our 12 year old coonhound up the driveway to get the mail...his important duty is to check for pee-mail and leave a daily deposit somewhere in the tall grass. While we were out, I thought I got buzzed by a bee. I was afraid I was imagining things.
So, back inside I got chicken treats together and went out the back to feed horses and gather eggs, thinking that I'd better check those hives. Sure enough, there was a small cloud of bees around both hives and there was a definite, DEFIANT hum in the air...like 'don't give up on us, lady....we are strong, we girls don't give up!' I was so happy I could have cried. There must have been just enough chill in the air the days I checked on them that they were all inside in cluster. There is still a massive amount of dead bees around the hives, but if there is enough to maintain and if the queen is still alive then they all just might make it.
Then I checked the nest boxes, and my six lovely lady hens laid 6 eggs today. The girls are going strong on all fronts!!
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
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| YakLady |
Posted - Feb 25 2012 : 3:35:38 PM
Awesome!!! I hope they are able to make a big come-back this year :)
~Natalie~ Just a farmgirl in Western Montana. http://mtnme.blogspot.com
Starting a family and raising Tibetan Yaks, Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Laying hens, Muscovy ducks, and a few dogs. |
| RedHoopWoman |
Posted - Feb 25 2012 : 1:19:35 PM
I'm glad to hear your bees are still alive that's great!
"Today's Mighty Oak is just Yesterday's Nut" |
| StrawHouseRanch |
Posted - Feb 24 2012 : 06:20:52 AM
Thank you ladies! I think I'm the only one I know who looks forward to seeing dandelions in the Spring. Most people in these parts are out applying pre-emergent on their lawns to prevent them. But they are one of the first available food sources around here for the bees, and I hope I see some popping up soon!
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/StrawHouseDesigns |
| JThomp |
Posted - Feb 23 2012 : 9:36:22 PM
Wish I had seen this post first. Yea! I am very happy for you Paula! What a good day you had!
FarmGirl Sister#2904
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| Lieberkim |
Posted - Feb 23 2012 : 2:13:41 PM
Oh I am so happy for you!!!
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| oldbittyhen |
Posted - Feb 23 2012 : 12:49:52 PM
So many people do not realize how IMPORTENT bees are to life on this planet, without bees, our world would die, no pollination=no plants, no plants=no plant eating animals= no humans...so I am Very glad your hive is alive, and will be fine...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Feb 23 2012 : 10:59:15 AM
Paula, I love the purses you have on etsy! And I am happy your bees are still alive. Hope they thrive!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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| GirlwithHook |
Posted - Feb 23 2012 : 10:46:34 AM
That's amazing news! Congratulations!
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| magnoliakathy |
Posted - Feb 23 2012 : 07:57:55 AM
Wonderful, I know how sad it is to lose a hive, all of those dead bees you are seeing are probably the winter dieoff and the living girls were housecleaning, moving them outside.
When you free your mind your heart can fly. Farmgirl # 714, |
| MEWolf |
Posted - Feb 23 2012 : 06:31:44 AM
Paula that is such great news!!! Yay for da girls!
Margaret
“Kind hearts are the gardens, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the flowers, kind deeds are the fruits. Take care of your garden and keep out the weeds, fill it with sunshine, kind words and kind deeds.” ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1808-1882)
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| Alee |
Posted - Feb 23 2012 : 05:57:43 AM
That is wonderful! I am so glad that they survived! I can't wait until I can have some hives on my own land! :)
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Feb 22 2012 : 8:11:04 PM
Sounds like a great day for you! I am so glad your bees are ok. When will you know if the queen is still alive? And yeah, eggs!!!
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Feb 22 2012 : 6:58:33 PM
Paula! Great news. So happy the bees survived.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
