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mtnester

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12. It was EXTREMELY warm in the Ohio Valley region, they remained active all winter

Reply to mike_c (Original post)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 06:26 AM

Mar 2012

but if beekeepers were not supplementing, they may be starving. More of their winter stores were utilized. We have pollen now, but no real nectar. NOW is the critical time here until the dandelion bloom and tulip tree blossoms kicks things off.

My bees were actively flying each month this winter. It was crazy.

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it's been a good winter for honey bees... [View all] mike_c Mar 2012 OP

Great! Bees = Life. nt onehandle Mar 2012 #1

Kick! nt TheWraith Mar 2012 #2

Used with permission? Gruntled Old Man Mar 2012 #3

it's a broadcast message board, so it's not apparent... mike_c Mar 2012 #4

du rec. nt xchrom Mar 2012 #5

That is good news. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #6

Yes. I have great bees in my backyard this year. Our avocados need them. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #7

Rosemary is what the bees are after in winter here AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2012 #8

Yes. Impossible to have too much rosemary. I love it. It smells so good in the garden. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #10

I have a wild colony in my back yard. denbot Mar 2012 #11

Mine either live in the ground or have a hive in a very narrow strip of bushes at the bottom of JDPriestly Mar 2012 #13

Good news indeed. Doremus Mar 2012 #9

It was EXTREMELY warm in the Ohio Valley region, they remained active all winter mtnester Mar 2012 #12

here are two of those bees amongst the almond blossoms near Winters, CA DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2012 #14

great pics.... mike_c Mar 2012 #15