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Enjoying the fall weather
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Posted by beegood z-3 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 16, 09 at 19:18
| Bees were out in full force today so I gave them some sugar syrup and they gobbled it up like crazy. That is if bees gobble. Anyways they sure enjoyed it.Give them some more tomorrow. Noticed some drones out there too. But YEH!! No yellowjackets. |
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RE: Enjoying the fall weather
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Our bees are still gobbling up the pollen and nectar from flowers. Here in Central Texas we get flowers almost year 'round, which leads to chubby bees!
We have stocked up on sugar so we can give them supplemental feeding in January and February when the natural sources are fewer.
Our girls kicked the drones out about two weeks ago, when we had the first cold front move in and the temps dropped to the mid-40s overnight. A drone's life is a happy one, if brief. |
RE: Enjoying the fall weather
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| I think the drones are digging in their heels and refusing to go. They don't want to freeze to death. It's below freezing most nights. I was surprised to see some still buzzing about. |
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