tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post5705916791436446094..comments2023-11-05T01:38:03.385-08:00Comments on New To Farm Life: Bees and HeatAimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-79642679200660105722016-04-23T04:38:14.856-07:002016-04-23T04:38:14.856-07:00I'm jealous. If I were nearby, I'd have d...I'm jealous. If I were nearby, I'd have definitely taken them off your hands. You're right that bees can suffer from mild winters, because they tend to fly more, but there aren't flowers in bloom, and they go through their stores faster. Here we had a brutal cold snap in early April and I lost one of my two hives. I had ordered a package, so I'm back to having two hives and I'm hoping to split the one that wintered well.Anubis Bardhttp://anubisbard.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com