I think Spring is finally on its way. I started writing this March 17 and the temperatures have been fairly mild. Even though it’s snowing as I write, it’s spring snow…it never lasts.
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| Enjoying a spring day |
The other day, we were finally able to walk up to the hives. Armed with shovels we dug our way through the 28” of snow that is still lingering. I had been wanting to check to see if the bees had made it through the winter. 4 out of 5 did. The one we lost was one of the splits I made last year . A few days later I went over to check their food and added a pollen patty. After a couple days of warmer temperatures, we came back and we’re finally able to access the entrances of the hives, so we could clean out the bottom boards.
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| Digging a path to the bees |
March 29
Holy we are almost at the end of the month now. We are finally down to 18” of snow now. The bees are out flying looking for water and pollen. There are a few pussy willows out and the catkins on the wild hazelnuts are starting to appear.
We are starting to see life. We have a few butterflies now and the robins and red winged black birds are back. It gives hope that soon we will see grass again. Although the sun isn’t out, the thermometer reads just over 12C
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| Snow is receding back and we can now see bare ground |
