Saturday, January 14, 2012

Doomed

The winter cluster has been in the top of three boxes.  At the tippy top.  This causes me a great deal of concern and I'm afraid I'm going to lose this hive. 

Whenever the temps are warm enough to warrant flight, and/or activity, I've been feeding 2:1 syrup.  I believe that sometime in the upcoming week the temps are supposed to be in the mid 50's  again so most likely I'll prepare some more.  But just enough that they can take it in one day.

I really don't want to give up on beekeeping and I am crossing my fingers not only that this hive survives but that I get an easy year.  One can only hope.