Moving the hive

Thanks to NJEB I have learned much about moving the hive. We will be adding a carport with a room above it later this spring. As we just recived the intial plans back from the builder last week. NJEB informed me that moving a hive is one of the tricker task that a beekeepr can attempt. John Byers confirmed this and confirmed NJEB knowledge that you can only move the hive a foot a day or your bees will get lost. So they bees are going to live with John Byers bees for a few weeks- apparently they bees are fine with a major relo(over 2 miles) but move the hive more than a foot a day and they get lost. The things you learn.

Bad day to be a drone

מיר זענען קאַלט!

First Translation into the new cold weather tounge (above) and

native cold weather tounge (below):

Мы холадна!

and finally for those of you who dont speak Yiddish or Bellarusian.
The hive said "We are cold!"

We received about three inches of snow on Monday and a quarter inch of ice yesterday. I removed the snow from the small opening in the entrance reducer. Saw a few dead bees at the bottom and around the opening - they where all drones.

January Beekeeping and an Angry Hive

Since the weather is in the 50's today, I paid a visit to the hive. Since no bees where out, I decided to take a peek without putting on the Homer suit. The hive had eaten every last drop of syrup from the top feeder. With an empty feeder, I then proceeded to mix two gallons of heavy syrup. The feeding was a very heavy syrup - 12 pounds of sugar was dissolved into the water. As you can see from today's picture the bees let me open the hive, pour the syrup without bothering me. Although they did not bother me, they where in a foul mood and expressed their hostility towards CNN. They are angry that CNN reports on a BS story that has cost Capt. Honors his command and likely his career. The bees stated that General Mcrystal was stupid and that Capt. Honors is getting the shaft.