tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post6514766358770160807..comments2024-03-28T08:01:34.001-07:00Comments on The Forty-Five: The Collapse LXXXII: Bees And DinnerToirdhealbheach Beucailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-75151886303200192842023-03-06T16:20:42.998-08:002023-03-06T16:20:42.998-08:00Thank you Woody! It is a good point and something...Thank you Woody! It is a good point and something that is in most bee books, that they need a source of ready water. One recommendation I have even seen is a water bowl with some sort of small float in it so that they can get out if they get stuck.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-63680440562785565942023-03-06T14:01:08.394-08:002023-03-06T14:01:08.394-08:00Hi love your letters. Does anyone ever put out wat...Hi love your letters. Does anyone ever put out water in chicken waters so the bees do not have to fly far for water? WoodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-85491134465637521532021-09-26T09:32:33.902-07:002021-09-26T09:32:33.902-07:00Anonymous - Thank you so much for the link. I wil...Anonymous - Thank you so much for the link. I will definitely check them out.<br /><br />I had bees for three or four years. It is really an enjoyable hobby. I could watch the bees go in and out of the hive for hours on end.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-3125693651519611942021-09-26T08:19:49.321-07:002021-09-26T08:19:49.321-07:00I buy honey from Killer Bee Honey in NC. The hives...I buy honey from Killer Bee Honey in NC. The hives high in the mountains at the boundary of public land and theirs. Found it through Bayou Renaissance Man. Bought a bottle for a friend turning 80 who has honey every day. She thought it the best she had ever had. Every year in their posts they talk about the issues of keeping the hives alive in the cold mountains. I'm allergic so no bee keeping for me But I really appreciate the fact that there is people who do. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-87461658605312291452021-09-23T15:47:25.053-07:002021-09-23T15:47:25.053-07:00Ed, that is one very common method. Also insulate...Ed, that is one very common method. Also insulated hive covers.<br /><br />I have seen where beekeepers removed the outermost two frames in the deep and replace them with what is effectively a frame sized insulation piece to help with the heating/cooling as well.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-53521475836685232392021-09-23T09:28:13.861-07:002021-09-23T09:28:13.861-07:00My parents would wrap their hives in black tar pap...My parents would wrap their hives in black tar paper in the winter so that sunlight would be absorbed and help keep the bees warm.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com