Beeyard in Winter 2

[smokeyjoy1]

if it gets to cold dothe bees go dormant we just got over a deep frezz i whent to my hive to see how thay were doin after the bad wether i did ton here aney buzzing so do you thank thay whent dormant and when to worms up will thay come back to

[smokeyjoy1]

i put hay under the lid is that good or bad is my first year 

[bigbeehoney]

@smokeyjoy1 I believe that I have heard of folks using hay as it allows the air to flow through and provides some insulation benefit. I think it will work fine.

[1toomanyhobbies]

Listening to Fergy while in the tractor cab...priceless!

[flyingslanted]

I thought this was a great little video. Enjoyed the music while looking at the hives in beautiful snow.

[bdrowe]

Those top holes seem to be high in number, do you remove the holes during the summer? All enterances to the hive need to be defendable. Too many and the guards will be spread too thin.

[bigbeehoney]

@bdrowe Those holes are only for ventilation and not actually entrances...you are correct that they would be too high in number if they were indeed entrances.

Thanks,

Ed

[solitarybee]

Nice commentary and nice tips!