Monthly Archives: February 2011

Cupertino Krzich Hive Battled the Cold

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

Well, it didn’t snow here on Friday and Saturday night but we did wake up to white frost covering everything. I’ve built a roof above the Cupertino Krzich colony and also put an empty super above the top cover to … Continue reading →

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Chance of Snow in the San Francisco Bay Area (Sea level)

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Forecast update. There’s a 50-50 chance of SNOW in the San Francisco Bay Area for Friday and Saturday. Temperatures are supposed to reach below freezing and if it rains it will snow at sea level. The storm of course is … Continue reading →

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Crazy Weather for the Bees

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

November and December we had some of the worse California weather in years for the bees. Freezing nights plus much of the month of December being wet. Then in January and part of February we had Spring and Summer like … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentines

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

Happy Valentines! Bee cake my sister bought from a second harvest fundraiser today.

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California Bloom Dates

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

All beekeepers should know their bloom dates. Here’s a list found on NASA’s database on the forage, nectar and pollen, for the honey bees in Northern to Southern California. (Actually it came from Ayers and Harman, Chapter 11 (Bee Forage … Continue reading →

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Manzanita Bloom Season

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

Manzanita is one of the major nectar sources in our area and this shrub begins to bloom in January. I have noticed them in full bloom for weeks now and looks strong. The end of the Manzanita bloom for our … Continue reading →

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Hayward Hive Update

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

Just a quick update on the Hayward Bee Hive. We took the cover off this afternoon to check on the bees. The daytime temp today reached 68F and the bees were active inside and out. They were definitely not clustered … Continue reading →

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Bee Vision and Heater Bees

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

I’ve found another cool and educational youtube video on honey bees. This time it’s a video on bee vision, seeing ultraviolet inside the hive and out. Also talks about heater bees and their tasks inside the heart of the colony. … Continue reading →

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Bee Communication: The Waggle Dance

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

I was browsing through the web last night and found this pretty cool youtube video on the Waggle Dance that the honey bees do to communicate. The video does a pretty neat experiment explaining the dance and what it translates … Continue reading →

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Hive Being Robbed

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

A nice day here today in Los Altos brought robbers from… I don’t know where. I know there’s a feral hive, actually two, in a house about less than half a mile away. It could be from there or some … Continue reading →

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