It is late novemember here in WI. We have a warm spell at the moment were the temps are getting into the low 50s during the day. I noticed the bees are coming and going like it was the middle of the summer. What are they doing now since it is clear there is no pollen to gather.
they also make cleansing flights.gathering a little water taking the dead out eating honey and replenishing the honey in the cluster. sealing cracks and guarding the entrance.warming in the sun as well.
pp270, if you watch them coming and going for awhile you probably will see pollen coming in, my bees are bringing it and I don't see any flowers at all blooming within 3 miles of me, everything is brown. John
mine are bringing in pollen, I live on a deadend road a 1/8 mile from the highway, that has alot of homes. so I think that some flower gardens still maybe in bloom.My wife still has one little yellow flower.
Almost 70 today and bees were bring in pollen. I have a swarm I caught in Oct may open this week and check to see if see is still laying and how much stors they have, been feeding but they have not take to much yet.
Pollen coming in at 50-55 degrees between showers today in Oregon. This time of year I find that some hives are randomly more active on particular days. Just when I start to worry about the less-active hives I walk out to find them flying like crazy and the formerly-active hives very quiet.
Rob in NSW - do your girls build out good comb using a 1/4 sheet of wax as a guide? Cross combing? Incomplete frames?
And in general reply, I think the girls will scavenge pollen from dead standing flowers long after frost and even the following spring - plus there are lots of "cold-hardy mums" on folk's door stoops in this neck of the woods for decoration.
I have no problems with cross comb and think the 1" strip is a bit generous BUT when I put in new frames they are always between existing straight comb.
A few were checking out the last few broccoli flowers while I was harvesting the brussel sprouts. The rest were just buzzing around the hives.
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