tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post1951589744456999572..comments2023-12-24T23:45:43.679-05:00Comments on The Bee Journal: The Long Cold Days of WinterBee Magic Chronicles for Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06818365668819339658noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post-11462617994822445342011-02-17T12:06:33.624-05:002011-02-17T12:06:33.624-05:00Hi Michelle. I think 3 of 4 hives are okay. One ...Hi Michelle. I think 3 of 4 hives are okay. One hive had bad mites in spite of treatment and I think it has Nosema as well.<br /><br />I was there last weekend and hope to get out again this weekend for a closer look. Temps are really warming up here, giving clear signs of spring (or at least the promise of a spring :)Bee Magic Chronicles for Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818365668819339658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post-22515992613329711282011-02-16T18:17:01.320-05:002011-02-16T18:17:01.320-05:00I thought Minnesota was cold. It looks quite chil...I thought Minnesota was cold. It looks quite chilly up your way. Our bees had a pooping fiesta today when the temps hit 40. I hope your bees are all ok. It has been such a long winter in North America this year.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738864691732179532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post-74227232419901650242011-02-16T12:30:00.769-05:002011-02-16T12:30:00.769-05:00Hi Kat. The bees don't hibernate. They stay ...Hi Kat. The bees don't hibernate. They stay awake all winter, clustering to keep warm. They eat their honey and then because they eat they must fly out on warmer winter days to poop.<br /><br />Temps have been warming lately in Ontario and the bees were out doing cleansing flights yesterday.Bee Magic Chronicles for Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818365668819339658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post-63981440839257013452011-02-16T08:52:41.163-05:002011-02-16T08:52:41.163-05:00Thanks for your posts. Do the bees do some sort o...Thanks for your posts. Do the bees do some sort of hibernation during your very cold winters?Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435370349554811512noreply@blogger.com