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MEMBER BULLETIN BOARD => GREETINGS/TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF => Topic started by: TheCompound on April 19, 2011, 12:53:45 pm

Title: Hello from South Dakota
Post by: TheCompound on April 19, 2011, 12:53:45 pm

New member and 'beehaver' here.  Just installed my first two packages last Saturday and it's been cold ever since.  Hopefully things warm up soon and I can start transitioning to the title 'beekeeper'!

Title: Re: Hello from South Dakota
Post by: Course Bee on April 19, 2011, 04:20:18 pm

Welcome to the forum. I'm sure you'll warm up before we do. It's good to have you here.

Title: Re: Hello from South Dakota
Post by: REDBEE on April 19, 2011, 05:29:46 pm

What part of SD are you in ,I'm east central but have been in TX all winter missing all the snow :-D :-D,be back up in a couple of weeks

Title: Re: Hello from South Dakota
Post by: TheCompound on April 19, 2011, 07:10:13 pm

I'm about 20 miles west of Sioux Falls near Humboldt.  Installed my bees last Saturday at 34 degrees and I don't think we've seen the 40 degree mark since.    :(

Title: Re: Hello from South Dakota
Post by: AllenF on April 19, 2011, 09:20:22 pm

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Title: Re: Hello from South Dakota
Post by: hardwood on April 19, 2011, 10:42:07 pm

I need to make a trip up to Sturgis some time...I gotta see your yards Bruce!


BTW, welcome Compound!

Scott

Title: Re: Hello from South Dakota
Post by: splitrock on April 20, 2011, 07:53:11 am

welcome compound. I am 25 east of you, from Brandon. I am down in Texas working my bee's  now. 90's here yesterday, enjoy the cool while you still can.

Joel

Title: Re: Hello from South Dakota
Post by: TheCompound on April 20, 2011, 11:11:02 am

Quote from: splitrock on April 20, 2011, 07:53:11 am

...enjoy the cool while you still can.

Haha - thanks.  I'll be sure and pass that along to my California born bees! 

Title: Re: Hello from South Dakota
Post by: Vance G on April 23, 2011, 01:34:27 am

Are you getting feed into those bees?  I followed others who put warm syrup in a gallon zip lock bag and lay it directly on top of the frames where the bes are clustered and poking a couple 1 inch holes in the top of the upper side.  I tried the feeder jars and they seem to cool off and not get used.  We had a foot of wet snow to wake up to this morning and it snowed til noon!  Supposed to hit fifty tomorrow.  I pray for some global warming to hit here!