The trees are starting to bud and its in the high teens so yesterday I decided to go check on my bee hives. Out of four colonies two succumbed to varroa mite infestations over the winter. I will have to be a bit more aggressive this year in trying to get rid of the mites. It was sad to open the hives and see the little clusters dead on the frames. Both of the dead hives had probably half their honey left so I ledt that out for the other hives to rob. Hopefully that will give them a boost this year and if I'm lucky maybe I can catch them before they swarm and divide the hives.
I'm also trying to buy a few starter colonies, called nucs, but I am waiting to get my registration number. Like everything in a nanny state the government needs to look over my shoulder until I incorporate and get big enough to make my own rules.
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