Month: August 2011

The Bees Are Bearding

The last time they did this, they swarmed. Bees sometimes beard at the entrance when the hive is too hot, but last night at 8 pm it was a balmy 62 degrees, not hot enough for bearding.   Even though the entrance was completely blocked, bees carrying pollen still managed […]

Bees On A Roof In A Hurricane

Bees On A Roof In A Hurricane And weathering the storm just fine. The girls were out flying in the storm, surfing the wind and dodging the rain.  The oncoming hurricane didn’t seem to bother them at all. That’s no sprinkle they are flying through, it’s raining hard, yet these […]

Come On Irene

Rooftop Bees Ready for a Hurricane “At this moment, You mean everything.” I got the gals prepared for Hurricane Irene in style today.  I moved them closer to the house to protect them from the wind and then dressed them up in that pretty red tie down strap. Hopefully they […]

I Love My Bees And It’s A Good Thing

Because they would starve without me. For more than three weeks now the cup plant flowers have been in bloom.  There are hundreds of them in the wetlands behind my house.  Since these flowers are 40 feet or so from the hive, I thought they would be a great source […]