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Almost a month earlier than last year. Weather is decent, I have lots of drones, thanks to overwintering very large hives. Question is, what will the weather be like for mating flights?
I feel like we are ahead in our season in the Pacific Northwest. Light Maple Flow going on now and some hives are starting to backfill a bit. Swarm traps up...just in case. I think Calif Drought and their unusally warm winter is touching us a little.
Only a couple to start. Just being capped today. We'll see what happens.
This was several years ago...April 19, 2008. Hopefully we WON'T have a repeat of this. Our spring weather the last few years had been fairly mild.
Heres how that simulated swarm I made recently is doing after 5 days..drawing out the new frames nicely. Must have ended up with 10# of bees in this one. Sure looks clean
And the walk away nuc QC I made from some of the brood I took from them. This should be hatching next week sometime.
I feel like we are ahead in our season in the Pacific Northwest. Light Maple Flow going on now and some hives are starting to backfill a bit. Swarm traps up...just in case. I think Calif Drought and their unusally warm winter is touching us a little.
Only a couple to start. Just being capped today. We'll see what happens.



This was several years ago...April 19, 2008. Hopefully we WON'T have a repeat of this. Our spring weather the last few years had been fairly mild.

Heres how that simulated swarm I made recently is doing after 5 days..drawing out the new frames nicely. Must have ended up with 10# of bees in this one. Sure looks clean

And the walk away nuc QC I made from some of the brood I took from them. This should be hatching next week sometime.

