St Patrick's Day

The first day of spring is right around the corner and the early flowers are starting like this hellebore who had a visit from one of the girls.

Spring is Almost Here!

Yay! Daylight savings is here, the snow is melting, the snowdrops are blooming. All three hives are alive and well to my relief. They are even out and about collecting water and finding a little pollen. I would love to know where it's from! I think there's witch hazel somewhere as well as hazelnuts and pussywillows.

Here's a bee hard at work cleaning the last bit of honey from an old super at my friend Peggy's farm.

All three hives are active during the warm part of the day now. A little bit of dysentery last month on one of them, but it cleared up. Overall, I think we had a few more cold snaps than last year, but we were lucky enough to have intermittent warm spells that allowed the girls to get out for their potty breaks which decreased the overall stress of the winter season.