Put the first jar of super sugar saturated water with pollen on each of the hives Saturday afternoon. Since it was my first time, it was only about three quarters of a quart mason jar. It was all gone by Monday night. Put a new jar on each I've Tuesday morning. They certainly are sucking it down. We expect the next two days of rain, been sunny but cold on the weekend. If it's warm in the afternoon I'll open the hives check for brood.
When I started, I thought,"This will be a year in my life, with bees." I would chronicle all the steps and stages, all the trials and tribulation. It would bee my journal and outlet as well as my record of beekeeping. That was February. Now, on the other side of summer, it's October. One of the hives has been slimed by small hive beetles. The ladies have absconded. Perhaps, by keeping a closer journal, I -- and perhaps you, dear reader -- will learn more about beekeeping in North Florida.
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