tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3949618981519223968.post5962378738303200966..comments2023-10-28T08:20:44.119+01:00Comments on This and That: BeesRobert Brenchleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17006227551531676492noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3949618981519223968.post-51680017248160441652010-05-16T09:35:48.147+01:002010-05-16T09:35:48.147+01:00It's been really difficult locally. I can'...It's been really difficult locally. I can't speak for other parts of the country, but three out of four colonies in the Association apiary died out, and I lost the same proportion. It's not just the cold winter. A series of bad seasons has affected them, plus disease, varroa, and pollution.Robert Brenchleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006227551531676492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3949618981519223968.post-7356156379614701292010-05-16T08:32:28.713+01:002010-05-16T08:32:28.713+01:00Glad your bees look like surviving. That frost ha...Glad your bees look like surviving. That frost has been a bummer for more than just the gardeners.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841961223771293021noreply@blogger.com