Thursday, December 25, 2014

Let there Bee snow

The snow has arrived at last :) Winter came late to the Scandinavian shores as it happened last year also. I was a bit worried because Snow Drops started blooming in some parts because of the mild weather. Last year the early spring flowers bloomed in January and the bees have missed some of them entirely! I honestly hope we get some proper winter cold. The minus will keep the plants dormant and certain amount of pests will also die in the cold of the winter. Another good thing is that those bee colonies not fit for survival will die and give space to those colonies with more adaptive genes.
Che Guebee Apiary in a white Christmas mood  

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  1. SolarbeezDecember 25, 2014 at 5:42 PM

    "Another good thing is that those bee colonies not fit for survival will die and give space to those colonies with more adaptive genes." I have never heard anyone say that, but that's exactly what makes sense, especially if you are a 'natural' beekeeper. Let the bees adapt...

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    1. Dusko Bojic aka Che GuebuddhaDecember 26, 2014 at 12:41 AM

      Last year we had an extremely mild winter and there were no losses in Denmark at all. Meaning even weak colonies survived which in harder winters would perish. Breeders of horses, dogs, etc ... don't breed weak animals. Beekeepers should even more so focus on breeding strong colonies and letting weak die because we can't stop the weak ones from sending out their drones during mating.

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