Hi Temps on Mon & Tue, time to check the bees

[Allen]

Can't believe how nice it's supposed to get. Highs around 60 both days.
Gonna pop the tops and check how things are going.
I miss seeing their daily comings and goings like in warm weather.

[Michael B]

I am oxalic vaporizing tomorrow.

Any reason why you are taking a peek? Bees get pretty nasty this time of year. I took 6 stings to the hand a couple weeks ago while removing a hive top feeder.

[Allen]

It's all part of the learning experience for me as to what things look like during different seasons.
I won't be digging into the supers like a warm weather inspection and am expecting them to be defensive.
Were you wearing gloves?

[Michael B]

No gloves. I usually dont.

A good thing to do is to lift the back of the hive and estimate weight. Tomorrow I will pry the inner cover to break the propolis seal. Another trick to improve winter ventilation. The propolis is very hard this time of year and wont seal back up.

[Allen]

[DamSutt1986]

I was watching the weather and saw that Tuesday does look pretty great around these parts. I will have to check all my hives too. I'll do my final dry sugar feeding if they need it, and wrap them in tarpaper on Tues.

[TheBuzz]

seeing if they need food as its a temporary warm spell.