Looking toward spring
Last week's lovely weather in the 60's gave me a chance to open up my hives and see what was going on. I had realized after our extended bout with severe cold that all the hives appeared dead. When it topped 50 degrees and there was no activity, that was a sure sign. Although both the tan long hive and the swarm hive - the vertical hive - had shown signs of life in early January, there was no sign of life when the weather warmed. In the tan long hive, I found debris on the bo
