The moved box of bees has hatched some drones and is slowly eating their fondant and pollen patty. They seemed pretty calm so maybe the queen was in this box. It's on top of the bottom box of a dead out that I left 4 frames with honey in plus the empty brood comb. It came from a full hive that received a full box of honey as the new upstairs. No foraging but I have seen them do cleansing flights and then return.

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The bees are busy and still bringing in yellow pollen. Probably pussywillow, the elders claim to have picked them when they were young 'somewhere' here.

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The bees are finding pollen and all the hives are busy bringing it in.

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I suppose putting some fondant on a hive counts as beekeeping. This is on the center hive and it felt the lightest when tipping them up from the back. It seems to carry a full box of bees or more through the winter and eats everything before there's any nectar.

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The hazels have pollen and the bees are collecting it and bringing it back to the hives today.

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