Comments on: (tap, tap, tap)…is this thing on? http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/2010/01/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-on/ Life in WV! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:32:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: warren http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/2010/01/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-on/comment-page-1/#comment-9269 warren Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:20:43 +0000 http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/?p=2351#comment-9269 We have had a great holiday season and are even somewhat enjoying the snow. The kids haven't really gotten out of vacation mode with all the time off of school they've had...of course, I am still working...ugh We have had a great holiday season and are even somewhat enjoying the snow. The kids haven’t really gotten out of vacation mode with all the time off of school they’ve had…of course, I am still working…ugh

]]> By: warren http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/2010/01/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-on/comment-page-1/#comment-9268 warren Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:19:53 +0000 http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/?p=2351#comment-9268 Hey Lisa, Bees are pretty amazing critters...I prepare them for the winter by making sure they have enough honey stored up (40-100 lbs depending on who you talk to) to eat. If they are a little low on food, I feed them either sugar water I mix up or honey I have left over. Some folks feed them corn syrup but I don't like it too much. Anyhow, other than that, if the bees are healthy (which I monitor all spring, summer and fall, they take care of themselves. The mass together in a cluster and "vibrate". The friction generates heat. As outer bees get cold, they cycle into the deeper parts of the cluster and so on. Apparently, in the middle of the cluster, the temp is around the middle 90-degree area regardless of the outside temp. If they are not healthy, their number typically dwindle and they won't have enough bees to make heat as I described. They are cold blooded so they can't independently generate heat....so they would die. Also, if they run out of food, they starve of course. Sometimes bees starve even with food in the hive. If it is super cold out, it is hard for the cluster to move so they may be inches from food but unable to move (w/o breaking cluster and freezing). I have had that case happen a few times. It is terribly frustrating. Anyhow, in general, they do their own thing very well! Hey Lisa,
Bees are pretty amazing critters…I prepare them for the winter by making sure they have enough honey stored up (40-100 lbs depending on who you talk to) to eat. If they are a little low on food, I feed them either sugar water I mix up or honey I have left over. Some folks feed them corn syrup but I don’t like it too much. Anyhow, other than that, if the bees are healthy (which I monitor all spring, summer and fall, they take care of themselves. The mass together in a cluster and “vibrate”. The friction generates heat. As outer bees get cold, they cycle into the deeper parts of the cluster and so on. Apparently, in the middle of the cluster, the temp is around the middle 90-degree area regardless of the outside temp.

If they are not healthy, their number typically dwindle and they won’t have enough bees to make heat as I described. They are cold blooded so they can’t independently generate heat….so they would die. Also, if they run out of food, they starve of course. Sometimes bees starve even with food in the hive. If it is super cold out, it is hard for the cluster to move so they may be inches from food but unable to move (w/o breaking cluster and freezing). I have had that case happen a few times. It is terribly frustrating. Anyhow, in general, they do their own thing very well!

]]> By: Evil Twin's Wife http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/2010/01/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-on/comment-page-1/#comment-9258 Evil Twin's Wife Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:44:16 +0000 http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/?p=2351#comment-9258 Happy New Year! Are the kids enjoying all the snow days we've had lately? I know my oldest has! :-) .-= Evil Twin's Wife´s last blog ..<a href="http://eviltwinswife.blogspot.com/2010/01/snow-day-numero-dos.html" rel="nofollow">Snow Day Numero Dos</a> =-. Happy New Year! Are the kids enjoying all the snow days we’ve had lately? I know my oldest has! :-)
.-= Evil Twin’s Wife´s last blog ..Snow Day Numero Dos =-.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/2010/01/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-on/comment-page-1/#comment-9253 Lisa Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:12:01 +0000 http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/?p=2351#comment-9253 So you may have blogged about this before (I've been a little MIA on following your blog lately due to a little event known as having twins) but I'm curious. When it gets that cold, do you have to do anything for the bees? Or are they all snug as is? So you may have blogged about this before (I’ve been a little MIA on following your blog lately due to a little event known as having twins) but I’m curious. When it gets that cold, do you have to do anything for the bees? Or are they all snug as is?

]]> By: the inadvertent farmer http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/2010/01/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-on/comment-page-1/#comment-9242 the inadvertent farmer Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:28:28 +0000 http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/?p=2351#comment-9242 Happy New Year! No complaining? Hmmm well then better get rid of the camel, the kids, and the hubby...then I would just complain about the boredom! Have a happy, healthy, and hilarious New Year! Kim .-= the inadvertent farmer´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/1217377010s8287/the_inadvertent_farmer/~3/618mTA37ej8/winter-beautry-and-weird-snow-camel.html" rel="nofollow">Winter Beautry and Winter Weird Snow Camel</a> =-. Happy New Year! No complaining? Hmmm well then better get rid of the camel, the kids, and the hubby…then I would just complain about the boredom!

Have a happy, healthy, and hilarious New Year! Kim
.-= the inadvertent farmer´s last blog ..Winter Beautry and Winter Weird Snow Camel =-.

]]> By: Capri Kel http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/2010/01/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-on/comment-page-1/#comment-9236 Capri Kel Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:56:08 +0000 http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/?p=2351#comment-9236 It sounds like Ya'll are having more winter than us up yonder! I'm going to call you Warren Ingalls Wilder and The Long Winter! It sounds like Ya’ll are having more winter than us up yonder!
I’m going to call you Warren Ingalls Wilder and The Long Winter!

]]> By: tipper http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/2010/01/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-on/comment-page-1/#comment-9227 tipper Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:30:17 +0000 http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/?p=2351#comment-9227 Silly to tell you-but our schools were delayed for 2 hours this morning due to frigid temps-it was 12 at my house : ) We are wimps down here aren't we? Stay warm-and send me some snow!!! .-= tipper´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlindPigTheAcorn/~3/4M5IwCVkIOQ/how-cold-is-it-at-your-house.html" rel="nofollow">How Cold Is It At Your House?</a> =-. Silly to tell you-but our schools were delayed for 2 hours this morning due to frigid temps-it was 12 at my house : ) We are wimps down here aren’t we? Stay warm-and send me some snow!!!
.-= tipper´s last blog ..How Cold Is It At Your House? =-.

]]> By: Loretta http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/2010/01/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-on/comment-page-1/#comment-9222 Loretta Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:46:46 +0000 http://www.MyHomeAmongTheHills.com/?p=2351#comment-9222 It has gotten cold here too! They are calling for snow thursday but only a couple of inches. I don't like the cold either but there are usually good shows on TV, you can play video games, and play board games. The sun is shinning even if it is cold. Just have to find other fun things to do. It has gotten cold here too! They are calling for snow thursday but only a couple of inches. I don’t like the cold either but there are usually good shows on TV, you can play video games, and play board games. The sun is shinning even if it is cold. Just have to find other fun things to do.

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