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Still in the first year of beekeeping here! It felt like a big test, to see if I could successfully overwinter the bees. On a nice day recently I went in for a check, removing the R10 and R20 insulation that was (hopefully) keeping the bees stable all winter. And right away we saw good news, both hives were actively eating through the fondant supplement I had given them.

After cracking the lid it was obvious there was lots of bees and both hives seem to be buzzing and humming along really nicely.

It was pretty exciting to see all those bees!

Still have a ways to go yet before any food sources start coming in, so I’m not quite out of my first year of beekeeping. There’s food and mites to stay on top of, and then we’ll see how strong these hives are as the queens start laying their first eggs of the season. This final two month stretch will be the last learning curve to go through before I can finally repeat this all and see if I managed to learn anything.

Nothing quite like hearing a humming hive at the end of March with snow on the ground. Spring is on the way.

Graham

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