tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post87199309038360180..comments2024-01-27T02:01:24.039-05:00Comments on Happy Hour at the Top Bar: Feeling Wishy WashyJulie Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-1796091412571856562015-09-21T10:33:00.757-04:002015-09-21T10:33:00.757-04:00You are soooo right, Don! Every trip to the hives ...You are soooo right, Don! Every trip to the hives is an adventure for sure! I hope Buttercup makes it, too. I think she's got a great queen and awesome bees. They're still building comb and trying to build out even though the flow is slowing down a bit.<br /><br />The Beests were HORRIBLE yesterday. You know that banana laffy taffy smell they make when they're ticked off? Ugh, I was choking on that odor. Expecting the worst, I was wearing a jacket and gloves, and they were all over the hood and stinging the gloves. They're the pits to work with, and if Persephone makes it, she will definitely get a new queen. I'm on the fence about Hippolyte, though, because she makes soooo muuuuuch honey! She's out to 25 or 26 full bars of honey and is still building more honey combs!Julie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-36943619350193579332015-09-21T10:32:42.449-04:002015-09-21T10:32:42.449-04:00Hooray! So happy for you! It's always exciting...Hooray! So happy for you! It's always exciting to get a glimpse of HRH! BTW, it does get easier to find her. My first year, I only found her once. My second year, I think I saw her a handful of times (and I had 5 hives!) If I'm looking, I almost always find her now.Julie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-23554537385139785112015-09-21T05:10:37.975-04:002015-09-21T05:10:37.975-04:00I have a weak hive that I've started feeding. ...I have a weak hive that I've started feeding. By the way, I found the Queen in Bertha. Thanks for the encouragement you gave me in earlier post. :-)<br /> Steve Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799949241912377224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-14833012404528393282015-09-20T19:14:20.765-04:002015-09-20T19:14:20.765-04:00Every trip to the hive is an adventure. ;-) I th...Every trip to the hive is an adventure. ;-) I think you made a good decision and you still have a bit of time for some emergency feeding if you find you need to. I hope Buttercup pulls through - I really like that hive motif! It will be interesting to see whether the Beests survive the winter - were they still mean this time?Donhttp://www.buddhaandthebees.netnoreply@blogger.com