🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

[drstratton]

It was 8°F 10 minutes before midnight, 9°F at midnight and is currently 25°F.

At least it's getting warmer...lol

Currently 36° and raining all day today, we'll see about that. Expected high of 40.

 

[drstratton]

Oh, and your lantern is lovely, @drstratton.

Thank you!

 

[5Australorpasaures]

It was 8°F 10 minutes before midnight, 9°F at midnight and is currently 25°F.

And I'm concerned about a run of low 20s high teens?

 

[Apis mellifera]

We got 8" of snow Tuesday and tonight is supposed to be the first below zero night. Bees are all good.

 

[drstratton]

We usually don't get those low, low temps until January & February. Stay warm.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

24 F all night and still at 6:50AM. Calling for a coating to 1" of that white stuff.

 

[Sally PB]

12° F out there now. All I can do for the bees now is send warm thoughts.

 

[Sally PB]

Did anyone else get the email from Mann Lake about Norroa mite treatment?
https://www.mannlakeltd.com/varroa-mite/norroa/

 

[Apis mellifera]

Did anyone else get the email from Mann Lake about Norroa mite treatment?
https://www.mannlakeltd.com/varroa-mite/norroa/

It's an interesting treatment. It doesn't kill mites but makes them sterile, so timing is important. Biggest problem is the price. $44.00 to treat a double deep is too much.

5 below this morning.

 

[Sally PB]

Yeah, I thought it was pricey. I'm hoping it comes down...? It surely won't appeal to someone with a lot of hives at that price.