A Minnesota Beekeeper in Winter

March 12, 2018

Once again, the sun is up and shining. Yesterday I was able to check on Hive Stripe, and they are Alive! Small cluster, so not out of the woods yet. I opened a few gaps on the top, so they have access to their sugar. They seem to have a lot of honey left so they may not need it. I may end up closing them back up again, soon. We’ll see.

A little history on Hive Stripe. This hive was a walk away split I made after Hive White swarmed. I found several sealed queen cells, so I took a bar with one and put it in Hive Stripe. I also brought over a few bars of honey, pollen, and bees. I sealed them up for a day, then released them. I nursed them all through August, and when my Langstroth hive would not requeen, I did a newspaper combine and added them to Hive Stripe. That was my first split ever. So, I am hopeful that they will continue to survive the rest of the way.

Thanks for reading along.

A Minnesota Beekeeper in Winter - March 12, 2018