*Garden Ping*
Sure hope they could keep these little guys warm enough during this awful cold snap in Texas!
I think this is a great idea - more prisons should have gardens, bees; anything that teaches life skills.
Honey, I shrunk the crooks.....................
Agreed, Diana. According to my sister’s TV, the latest fad is to match inmates with dogs — most of which have similarly bad reputations — for socialization, taming and eventual adoption to “forever homes.” (I don’t really care for that term, but it’s nowhere near as grating as “fur baby.”)
Stupid trivia, they’re MOSTLY gals. There ARE some males (drones), but their job is to eat, and procreate with other queens. The rest of the hive is full of the queen, and her daughters.
Great article. Thanks for the ping.
Cold generally doesn’t bother bees, where they are used to it. It will be 7 degrees here in WV on sat. And my wife’s hives will be fine. The bees basically cluster in a ball and flap their wings to stay warm. It can be 95 degrees in the center of the cluster and freezing outside. Snow on the hives will act as insulation. Making sure there is enough food (honey) in the hive to get the bees through the winter is key.
If there is no stored food and the bees are not strong enough to ward off such a sudden and unaccustomed drop in temperature then there could be problems. The temperature is suppose to pop back up and the beekeepers will be checking the hives the first day over 50 degrees.
The cattle, sheep and horses are the ones in real trouble. Mostly due to frozen water sources.
Great idea.
I agree! I do hope that steps were taken to keep the bees warm during this cold weather in Texas.