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Nice pictures!

I was wondering, how deep are the combs? For example, are those 2x6" boards they are next to?

I have a snake cam picture of the cluster of what has been my strongest hive. They are carniolan.

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So this is a bit of a Frankenstein hive, on more ways than one. I placed a nuc into a...

Hey, everyone,

I was wondering what people have to say about the typical size of a winter cluster? Like across how many combs, how deep?

Regards,
Thomas

Well that is puzzling? Grains in the feeder?

Thanks for all the great responses everyone!

After a couple of days where it got down to 22 degrees, then 40s with rain all day, it's sunny and 57 degrees F and the bees are spitting out of their hives. Some are bringing back pollen. Now I...

Roger that!

Don't worry about the full sun thing. Not a necessity. Actually a hindrance if it gets real hot.

and congrats for taking the plunge!

Well, lucky me, my first year with bees going into some cold weather!

What do people recommend for wrapping boxes for insulation?

Hey where do you get Colony Quilts from?

Cool. Wouldn't dream of doing that in GA, they would hate it in our summer.

Here is some video of my bees orienting at 52 degrees F. I know that some are foraging, too, because I can see them on the nearby tulsi.

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wow

Yeah, the other thing about it, it has been growing like a monster in our garden box, spreading all over the place.
I plan to plant it around the bee hives next spring!

This is a good point!

This morning 49 degrees F and there were many bees working the tulsi my wife had planted several months ago. They have loved this tulsi for many moons and it is still flowering!

yeah, this morning, just one hive with a few bees coming and going. 43 degrees F.

Hey, Frank,

which diseases are you referring to?

thanks,
Thomas

Wow!

Hi, all,

I was just wondering what others have observed as far as lowest foraging temperature? Today the girls were bringing pollen back in around 55 degrees.

And what kind of pollen this time...

Hey, Tim,

could you share some of your thoughts and techniques? Hives you use, etc?

thanks,
Thomas

Agree

Agree

Last internal inspection June 29, 2019. We'll see. I'm not pretending this is the best way. It is experimental and I am making observations about different hive designs and entrances.

Hey, Dan,

is it because of a different temperature zone or elevation, do you think? We're about 1000 feet above sea level here. I thought we had similar weather patterns?

-Thomas