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Tag Archives: Rain
2012 November Frost
This is just for my own records. 🙂 Has been chilly. Nights dropped into the 30s. First frost Sunday morning.
Rain – First Good Storm?
Rain is here! Will this be our first good storm of the season? I harvested my last excess honey on Saturday and covered all my hives today in prep for the rain.
CoolEatz Hives Ready For Rain/Frost
Stopped by this afternoon to check out the CoolEatz Hives. They are doing awesome. A lot of activity at the entrance and Jesse had her handymen build a nice and solid roof above the hives. It uses clear corrugated roofing … Continue reading
Posted in Honey Bees, Palo Alto
Tagged Bee Hives, beehives, Bees, frost roof over hive, hive cover, hive roof, Hives, Honeybees, keeping hive dry, Rain, roof for bees, Wet
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Rain Is Coming! Cover Your Hives
Forecast for Mon and Tues is 30% chance of showers. This weekend would be a good time to put that roof on top of the hive to keep it from getting wet.
Posted in Honey Bees, Misc
Tagged Bees, hive cover, Hive winter prep, Honeybees, Rain, roof for hive
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September Is Here – Time For Fall and Winter Preparations
It’s already September and today we received a few drops of rain for a forecasted 20% chance of thunderstorms. It’s that time of the year and we must start preparing our hives for the cold and wet season. End of … Continue reading
Posted in Honey Bees, Misc
Tagged beehives, cold, hives in winter, Honey, Honey Harvest, Honeybees, Overwintering nucs, Rain, Wet, Winter preparation of bee hives
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Rain Is On The Way – Cover Your Hives
A good storm is blowing in and it could drop as much as five inches of rain from what I heard on the radio forecast this morning. Please cover your hive to keep the rain off of the hive body.
Posted in Honey Bees, Misc
Tagged bee hive cover, Bee hive roof, beehive, Frost, Honeybees, Rain, wind
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False Spring – High Bee Activity
Have you been outside this afternoon yet? It’s gorgeous out there and temps might reach near 70s today and also tomorrow. The bees are VERY active. The hive activity appears to be of early Spring. But watch out, next week’s … Continue reading
Posted in Honey Bees
Tagged bee activity, conditions, False Spring, Rain, Spring forage, weather
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Almonds Almost Budding
The early blooming variety of Almonds already show signs of flower buds. About a couple of weeks we can see them blooming already. If it rains it could be a disaster! A side note, all my hives the bees are … Continue reading
Posted in Honey, Honey Bees
Tagged almond bloom, almond honey, almond nectar, almond pollen, Bees, bloom dates, blooming season, Honey, Honeybees, Rain
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Winter Rain and Frost Protection
Just wanted to provide you’ll a visual of two forms of how I protect my hives from the elements during the cold and wet season. This first colony, yes, still 5 mediums tall with a full load of honey, is … Continue reading
Posted in Honey Bees, Misc, Tips & Techniques
Tagged Bees, cold, freeze, Frost, Hives, Honey, Honeybees, Rain, roof material, Wet, Winter
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Providing a Roof and Insulation for Your Hive
As many of you know my practice is to provide my hives with some sort of cover or roof during the wet and cold months along with top insulation to help keep the heat in. As stated before almost anything … Continue reading
Posted in Honey Bees, Misc
Tagged cold, colony, corrugated roof, cover, Frost, hive insulation, hive roof, Honeybees, Rain, roof material, Winter
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