Still hanging in there

My bees are out today, with temperatures in the 60's this doesn't surprise me.  What surprised me - the last baggie of sugar water I put on the hive for feeding had some left inside it.  Apparently the bees didn't need it all.  That's a good thing.

With weird weather, and having a track record of losing hives, I opted to put another baggie of 2:1 on the hive just now.  I want to make darn sure that they don't starve this year.  Tomorrow's temps should be near 70 (seriously, it's winter people).  And it may be raining.  So if the bees are stuck inside the hive, they can focus on storing the sugar water I've introduced today.

Keep crossing your fingers for me.  I can't bear to lose another hive.

Oh Great

It's been such a warm winter that my bees have made their way through their winter stores and are at the top of the hive.  Not good.

I managed to get outside today and fed the little darlings.  But, even so, there is a chance this hive will go the way that all of my previous hives have gone.

I have to make sure to get some fondant made.  And any day that's remotely close to 53 degrees needs to be a feeding day.

I won't go so far as to say I've failed with my beekeeping hobby.  But I'm pretty close.

Stay tuned?