A stylized honey bee perched on a jewel. It took almost three hours! So cool.
Monday, April 25, 2016
Sunday, April 3, 2016
April Flowers
We've had some beautiful sunny days here this week and flowers are popping open all over town. I see dandelions, ornamental cherries, bulbs, and even azalea blooming now.
My hellebore have been blooming for weeks. So pretty.
The bees are getting serious about foraging for water, pollen and nectar. Check out the scale data from the last three days:
It's gaining weight! About a pound a day net gain for the last three days. You can see the dip as they all leave the hive in the morning and then the steep climb that peaks at dinner time. Then there's a slow drop overnight as they reduce the moisture content. They're also consuming food stores and raising brood like crazy right now. This is a 2-deep 8
frame hive that has 9-10 frames of brood as of a week ago. They're starting to ramp up drone production too so you know what that means? Swarm season is coming. Let's hope we don't see the hive lose five pounds in a day from a swarm! Stay tuned. I will probably make up a nuc or two in the next month.
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