tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post3943531563660166862..comments2024-03-26T12:17:40.771-04:00Comments on Linda's Bees: Blanketing the BeesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-52437560770155411402015-01-08T09:59:19.524-05:002015-01-08T09:59:19.524-05:00Sabine, I laughed at myself as I did this. I hav...Sabine, I laughed at myself as I did this. I have never blanketed the bees in ten years of beekeeping. Last year we were in snow with temps in the teens and I didn't cover the bees. The whole time I was doing it, I kept thinking of places like Germany and Nebraska where my friend Michael Bush lives. He has 900 hives covered in snow for a lot of the winter and there's no way he covers up the hives. I think mine will survive if they are strong against varroa and have enough food and that's really all there is to it....Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-90525306158350073822015-01-08T09:31:27.759-05:002015-01-08T09:31:27.759-05:00I like read your blog posts!I like read your blog posts!the caohttp://thecao.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-25287119789943465402015-01-08T07:58:26.214-05:002015-01-08T07:58:26.214-05:00Dear Linda,
your post made me smile. I am a beekee...Dear Linda,<br />your post made me smile. I am a beekeeper in the south of Germany where we regularly have a lot of snow in winter. Our coldest night this winter has been - 33.5 degrees Celsius. We don't cover the bees, and we don't seal the cracks. The bees survive. <br />I love reading your blog posts!<br />Sabine from GermanySabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10263967476608991998noreply@blogger.com