The Honey Farm in 2016
A Farmer must be an optimist. I listen to weather forecast of an "El-Nino" winter, warmer than the last two devastating winters - so we are hoping we have better honeybee winter survival than the last two years.
They went into winter treated with "thymol" (better known as the herb "thyme") and were completely wrapped with the same bubble wrap that we ship your candles in (except that it was black to absorb heat) and then wrapped with plastic pallet wrap for more security. There is still an upper and lower entrance in the front for the bees.
I probably will be purchasing some more packages or nucs in the Spring but I will need to check out this years bee survival first.
News from around the Web:
PRESS RELEASE: Bee Culture Magazine Launches Brand New Beekeeping Magazine Focusing On Beginners.
Bee Culture is a great magazine for beekeepers - they just announced a new one for "NEW" beekeepers...
CATCH THE BUZZ – Camelina Cover Crops a Boon for Bees
(Catch the Buzz are articles of interest in the beekeeping community)
One of our contributors submitted this short piece on Honeybees and Labeling.
