I love watching the bees as they come and go from their hives, especially during the first pollen collection of the season. Recently when we had a nice, warm day I went over to the host hive to see if the bees were out flying. The hive was in the sun and there were a …

Last winter in Massachusetts was very snowy. The final total of snow in my area was about 108 inches! We also had quite a bit of wind. One of the things that Christy Hemenway talked about in her class was wind and how it can be very difficult for the bees to stay warm when …