The kids are trying to hold back - this night there is 1-3 inches of snow predicted over the next 24 hours. To them that is a sure thing. Of course, we've heard that before.
Meanwhile I went to check the bees today - there are signs of life in all 7 hives. It is amazing...though it "ain't over yet". They haven't frozen to death yet, now we see if they continue and then survive - the queen should start laying in the next week or so, the spring brood will be hatching in mid to late February.
There are dead bees outside each colony. That only happens when they get dragged out by live bees. It is a bit of a gruesome task, each hive has some bees whose job is undertaking, getting rid of the bodies. Chances are those bodies are ones who froze to death.
I guess they should stink less...
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