tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741306664184117964.post543415543222606982..comments2023-05-07T09:25:10.024+01:00Comments on Diary of a novice bee-keeper: All three colonies are through the winterStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11749896163352267347noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741306664184117964.post-12429198523815695092011-02-15T11:57:56.634+00:002011-02-15T11:57:56.634+00:00Bren, I see you follow my friend Vegplotting. She...Bren, I see you follow my friend Vegplotting. She lives a short distance away and is a VERY old friend of some 25 years.<br /><br />How Does she manage to blog every day? Beats me.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749896163352267347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741306664184117964.post-25618472260323488592011-02-15T11:53:16.356+00:002011-02-15T11:53:16.356+00:00Hello Bren, just looked you up. My cousin has jus...Hello Bren, just looked you up. My cousin has just built a house in Novia Scotia, moving from California. Sounds crazy to me! He says that the climate is just like the North East of England, where he was brought up. Could you keep bees in a sheltered spot? <br /><br />Thanks for your kind comments!<br /><br />SteveStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749896163352267347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741306664184117964.post-14972243039393242392011-02-09T20:13:28.942+00:002011-02-09T20:13:28.942+00:00Glad to hear they made it through. I find your pos...Glad to hear they made it through. I find your posts so wonderfully interesting. We (hubby) kept bees when we lived in western Canada but we moved and never had them again. How I miss the honey.Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741306664184117964.post-10372559630696298372011-02-08T22:48:30.610+00:002011-02-08T22:48:30.610+00:00Oh yay! So glad to hear they are doing well!Oh yay! So glad to hear they are doing well!Joanhttp://www.iminthegardentoday.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741306664184117964.post-1678681271864160812011-02-08T17:45:43.790+00:002011-02-08T17:45:43.790+00:00Hello Zoe, yes March is a tricky month. Bees can ...Hello Zoe, yes March is a tricky month. Bees can be flying and you assume that they can find food, but in fact they are just using stores, which then run out.<br /><br />Better to have a freezing cold March to kep them in the hives and then turn on the sun on April 1st!<br /><br />I feed mine with Apifonda. It's simple. It doesn't freeze or crystalise like sugar solution.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749896163352267347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741306664184117964.post-80397159932559872172011-02-08T12:33:38.800+00:002011-02-08T12:33:38.800+00:00Good to hear they survived, and interesting what y...Good to hear they survived, and interesting what you say about the colonies differing temperaments, something I was learning about last week.<br /><br />I leaned that March is the month you have to be extra careful of them as this is when they can starve, despite all the flowers beginning to bloom. What do you feed yours?Zoƫhttp:/zoelynch.co.uknoreply@blogger.com