Way Bee-hind

I am so far behind in this blog that I am embarrassed. I saw my friend Colin’s comment the day he posted and only now am I close to providing an answer… In my NEXT post. First an update. I am blown away with now rapidly the bees in each hive have built out the wax comb. My partner (oldest daughter) and I have doubled the size of each to consist of twenty deep frames. It is already time to add two more supers and another twenty frames. I must confess that I am still learning the hard way.

At the seacoast meeting I learned that the start of heavy nectar flow is the signal for bees to build out comb. Of course I realize that the comb is full of brood, pollen, and sugar syrup (not real honey) but still it is impressive.

The weather is far from typical. In the garden the lilacs are long gone, the peonies are full, the fox glove is huge and full. At the same time my blueberries are swollen about three weeks ahead of normal!

Rain is 1/2 of normal. Temps are ten or more degrees above normal. The atmosphere is filled with smoke haze from wild fire in Canada.

One more note; I composed this on my iPad. Pretty sweet. Pictures will be added later but for now, enjoy.