Spring warmth in Feb

This weekend the weather wa very spring like - temps hit 70. With the warm weather the bees were flying around and active. Although this sounds great, as my friend NJEB pointed out, the flying consumes much energy and food. The bees leave the hive on both cleansing and foraging flights, but return to the hive with no food since the flowers and plants realize its just a warm winter day. I had plan to take advantage of the warm weather and perform a through inspection of the hive, but due to my house painting tasks, I ran out of weekend. I did restock the feeder. The move to the new location in the yard is progressing along- I removed a section of fence and the bees have covered about 12 feet.

A New Mobile Home

Instead of sending the hive to john Byer's bee yard, we have decided to take the slow route and move the bees very slowly to their new home. From previous posts you know that a hive can only be moved a few feet each week or the bees get lost. Since our builder said he cant start on the carport until late March - I decided to take the slow route. In order to move the complete hive, I purchased a garden cart. the hive can now start the gradual

move to their new spot in the yard. The next move will be the hardest, as a section of fence must be dissambled.