Honey Bee Keeping and other pollinators

[blissful]

I keep a similar chart oof everything I have on my property so I know when the best time too have my solitary bees delivered.

I have to tell you, last year, we had bumblebees beneath the deck. We lived in harmony until canning season and one sting.
I know how wonderful all different bees do so much pollination. The more the better, just not taking over my preparation space!

 

[dragnlaw]

I was crying when I had to clear out a nest of Bumblebees in the floor boards of one of my barns. Didn't want to but just too dangerous.

 

[blissful]

The bees seemed to have made it through those two freezing nights. Today our friend with 2 hives out back put his bees in. The weather is getting warmer, so that's a good sign. The dandelions and pear blossoms are food for the bees right now.
Our weekly-or every 10 days, bee checks will start soon.
Mite treatment:
The feeders are close to full now but in 7-10 days they'll need to be filled again and the first dose of mite treatment will start. (I'm not sure which kind we'll use just yet.) They'll be 3 treatments this year, one before the honey flows, one immediately after, and one more. Three different formulas. (apivar, a burnable acid smoke, and I can't recall the name of the third one.)
Supers:
After the first mite treatment, then the supers get put on top so the bees have somewhere to put nectar and honey.