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We get a lot of questions about what the bees do when winter comes… Bees are very good at heat generation and teamwork. What happens when the temperature drops below 5C, is that the colony starts to group together around the queen. The colder it gets, the tighter the “cluster” that the bees create. BeesContinue reading “Winter bee wonderland”

Winter is an anxious time for beekeepers. Once we wrap our colonies for winter, we have to sit back and hope that the fall preparations and feeding we carried out is going to be enough to keep the bees warm and cozy as they wait for spring. Spring is now here – and although thereContinue reading “Spring has sprung!”