I took a cruise down into the pasture yesterday and saw the first of my Black and Blond forager bees working the Goldenrod. They haven't worked themselves up into a frenzy yet but at least some of the plants have begun producing enough nectar to get their attention. Another day or so and I imagine the hives will look something like boxes spitting bees out and taking em in in a constant stream.
The tractor girls may not get much work done while I am away but the Honey girls seem to :)
This is the most important flow of the year as far as I am concerned at least for hive survival. As long as it is a good one I won't have to worry about the girls surviving Winter as much or need to feed them.
I had another local bee keeper drop by last night. He kept about six hives and lost all of them this last Winter. So far I am thinking the insulated wraps I put around my girls paid off in spades.
Anyway off to work this morning. As usual click for a larger picture to enjoy the beauty of the girls working the Goldenrod.
Hat tip to Bubba where I stole the top picture from :)
Ok, I know it's not for me to "think" about, because, well, that's Man-Eye-Candy there, but all I can think about when I see that top picture is "Jeezus, can you imagine how many ticks / chiggers she's gonn'a get out there!?!"
ReplyDeleteI will help check her for ticks.
DeleteThe ticks and such are pretty much gone up here. I found one little one on me about two weeks ago. They usually die out up here around September.
DeleteHowever she is just lifting the shirt a slight bit. Prolly just scratching where a chigger got her :)
I like your tractor girl, she seems so .....sweet.
ReplyDeleteSf - No that's the dream representation of my honey bee girls. I have some millions of them if you want one :)
DeleteYou sure have some good looking blond bees there!! I'm thinking I need to plant some goldenrod.
ReplyDeleteMV - I am thinking after the tractor pics begin to run dry to see if I can maybe do the girly bees in various flowers for a bit. If you take my hint.
DeleteWhat is she holding onto?
ReplyDeleteRuss - I think she is lifting the front of her shirt a bit.
DeleteEye candy is just as sweet as honey.....Bahahaha
ReplyDeleteAt this time of my life I prefer to taste one and just reminiscence about the other. You can decide which you think is which :)
DeleteSounds like a new variety of marijuana, . :)
ReplyDeleteHmmm Missouri Black and Blond... I bet they would seize my property over that though :(
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