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Is this something you want to read about it for another year?
I've been through my dead hives and have the frames cleaned up and ready to go. Probably have 20 full frames of honey ready to go for cut-outs or swarm catches. I'm planning to build some "traps" and have them out in the next month. I've identified a few areas where I know there are hives(found 2 trees on a deer hunt) that I'll place them hoping to catch some swarms. Right now I'm on the fence; I had decided I wasn't buying any more bees and am going to catch or cut out what I have, but I'm finding it harder not to order a couple of packages.
This year I hope some of the other beeks will contribute, share your stories or help save me from stupid decisions. A lot of talk about feeding sugar water and pollen patties, and I'm not sure when I'm going to start doing that with the remaining live hives.
One of the old timers who had been mentoring me a little and had been talking about coming along to do some teaching(had sold all of his hives to my friend) died this week. That's a bummer because he was a great old fellow.
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