Friday, January 26, 2024

MENTORING

TODAY was a good day.  There are honey bees still alive in my bee yards.  Of course, there are some dead ones too.  Every year I learn more about the forces which conspire to rid my little patch of the world of bees.  This year I think it is moisture in the hives from condensation, coupled with drastic declines and rises in temperature.

But, today was a good day because my pal Mike accompanied me to a private Le Sueur bee yard.  There, two young fella's who I am mentoring met with us and looked at their hives.  It is such a pleasure to work with young people interested in the keeping of bees.  This year we are focusing on replacing our dead outs and not the making of honey.  That is the goal.  Make more hives.  We have plenty of honey to carryover from 2023's activities.

So, we are off to a good start!!


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