Honey Bee Sanctuary - NOT!

[karenerwin]

@WthrLady Okay, you've left me hanging. It's been 4 months. Was the queen in there?? Inquiring minds want to know!

 

[WthrLady]

Oh ya. Everyone is home and tucked away for winter.

 

[NewBoots]

Oh ya. Everyone is home and tucked away for winter.

YAY! and thank you @karenerwin for remembering to ask!

 

[WthrLady]

Sorry I spaced it. Keeping up with this place took priority. LOL. We had plenty of warmer days that enabled us to climb inside all of our hives and check food supply and colony condition.

Now we're dropping to 0 and lower at night.

I have an idea to drop a probe thermometer in and leave it there. And then plug the exterior end in to see how toasty the little things keeps it in there.

Our hive has a thick alpaca quilt mat in their attic. It allows moisture out and keeps the heat. I'm curious to see how well it work, and if I need a second one in there.

 

[NewBoots]

Thanks and do keep us updated when you have the time.

 

[WthrLady]

We'll not be crawling back in until we hit at least 51 degrees. So it's going to be a while.