Had a busy morning, so didn't get out to check on the girls til about 2pm. Lots of activity outside of all but one hive. There was no sign of any life in front of Hive 3. We had seen life last week, so what happened?
It was quite warm out so I decided around 3, I would go put pollen patties out in a couple of the hives today and do the other 2 tomorrow.
Since there had been no activity in front of Hive 3 it was first. I removed the winter roof, cover, attic box and inside cover and low and behold, there they were. They were feasting on the stored honey. All happy and content. Guess they would rather stay indoors then come out. Weird.
So I put in a pollen patty and closed it back up. I completed the next hive (hive 4) also. And while adjusting the Styrofoam back around the hive bodies, I noticed that it had slipped down a bit and covered off the entrance of hive 3. Guess the wind must of moved it and blocked their door way, hence why they hadn't been outside for a few days.
I was so happy an hour later when I wandered over to see them again and they were all outside. Judging by the poop on my gloves and coat....they must of really had to go
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