tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post6152500057845126034..comments2024-03-26T12:17:40.771-04:00Comments on Linda's Bees: The Winter Solstice - the Shortest Day of the YearUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-70969023676180551642014-12-22T14:03:50.884-05:002014-12-22T14:03:50.884-05:00The knock test often fails for me too in the deep ...The knock test often fails for me too in the deep cold of winter.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612958852770385279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-86107257874012199072014-12-22T06:46:27.506-05:002014-12-22T06:46:27.506-05:00Linda, I prefer to see the bees fly on a warmish d...Linda, I prefer to see the bees fly on a warmish day but like you I have found that sometimes they just want to stay home...maybe their cluster is smaller, so they can't spare time for flight, or maybe they have more brood to cover...or took a flight before I got to the beeyard. Even the "knock test" on the side of the hive can fail. I have knocked and got silence rather than that reassuring buzzzzz, and peeked in only to find a healthy but obviously silent cluster! I have concluded that bees are smarter than this beekeeper...WesternWilsonhttp://planbeeproject.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com