tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post116293235903944519..comments2023-03-30T04:34:13.915-04:00Comments on City Bees Blogspot: Cold Weather Bee FeedPhanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11241590817326972746noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-198833488857653432011-01-05T14:27:52.318-05:002011-01-05T14:27:52.318-05:00I have just been able to start keeping bees but ha...I have just been able to start keeping bees but have researched them for years. My cousins and uncle heve kept bees for over 40 some years. I will be using a fluffy fondant feeder on top of my hive starting this week. I've heard rave revues about northern bee keepers having great success using them to over winter hives. I made one and being the tinkerer that i am I put in some of my own lylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-38065014782596491232009-03-02T18:17:00.000-05:002009-03-02T18:17:00.000-05:00One of the main differences between honeybees and ...One of the main differences between honeybees and almost every other kind of bee is their ability to winter over. Your poor bumblebee had reached the end of the road: they get a single summer, then the life of their family goes on in the form of a fertile queen who was hiding somewhere safe -- like under some bark, or in some loose soil. Most of the things that have made wintering possible for Phanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241590817326972746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-5154481891238302672008-12-21T09:47:00.000-05:002008-12-21T09:47:00.000-05:00I am no bee expert and live in the UK I have found...I am no bee expert and live in the UK I have found a lone bumble bee on the path, it seems very weak. I have bought inside and it seems now to have recovered, what shall I do with it, where would I leave it outside as we are in winter, can you help?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-36235724891310630432008-11-22T03:02:00.000-05:002008-11-22T03:02:00.000-05:00I was looking for bee feeding tips and ran across ...I was looking for bee feeding tips and ran across this. Thanks for the info. (I'm actually trying to feed a wild hive whose tree we had to take down.)Kitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673726727402668186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-82441373741608839722007-10-07T07:55:00.000-04:002007-10-07T07:55:00.000-04:00Really nice pictures. I'm feeding mine, too, but ...Really nice pictures. I'm feeding mine, too, but have been using 1:1 - I'll switch to 2:1 in about a week.<BR/><BR/>Linda TLinda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-1163095045520310962006-11-09T12:57:00.000-05:002006-11-09T12:57:00.000-05:00Thanks;For My Blog's link.Halil BilenTurkeyThanks;<BR/>For My Blog's link.<BR/><BR/>Halil Bilen<BR/>TurkeyHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16050598668751523867noreply@blogger.com