Well, the Apiary was visited on New Year's Day. As promised, the weather was sunny and (reasonably) warm, with an advertized expected high of 52 degrees but a slight easterly breeze - I was not cold in only shirt sleeves, but I would have preferred it still. About 3 gallons, 3 quarts and 11 oz. of syrup (from 30 pounds of sugar and 15 pints of water) were brought along.
All colonies save B showed flight activity; the only directly observed colony (B) appearted numerous and lively, if a bt slow-moving.
All feeders were quickly filled with about 20 oz. left over, so a little less than 3 and 3/4 gallons was offered. This would seem to indicate some leftover / crystalized syrup from last time - suspect C/D and, possibly, A. Hope the girls figured out what was going on and got busy before the cold set in two days later.
All colonies save B showed flight activity; the only directly observed colony (B) appearted numerous and lively, if a bt slow-moving.
All feeders were quickly filled with about 20 oz. left over, so a little less than 3 and 3/4 gallons was offered. This would seem to indicate some leftover / crystalized syrup from last time - suspect C/D and, possibly, A. Hope the girls figured out what was going on and got busy before the cold set in two days later.
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