I just saw two drones go into my hives today.What is that a sign of?It is still pretty early in the spring here no blooms or pollen just yet,but the red maple is just around the corner from blooming.
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I just saw two drones go into my hives today.What is that a sign of?It is still pretty early in the spring here no blooms or pollen just yet,but the red maple is just around the corner from blooming.
No mustard or henbit? We have plenty here in SC.
It's been a mild winter. Strong hives will keep drones thru a mild winter here. But I've seen them throw them out in a storm in early March (kind of a hearbreaker, when you are planning to start rearing queens in a couple weeks).