I had put in a pollen/sugar mix in early February which was too early, I was told afterwards. Because I didn't want to disturb the hive again, I left them alone. Then we had days upon days of very cold weather and I didn't see the bees out again until yesterday. I hadn't wanted to open the hive at all during the very cold weather.
But bees came out yesterday frolicking in the snow like they'd been in a hive all winter! :) Lots of bees.
Today is also warmer, enough for them to be out again, so I opened the top to see what was left. There was a little but I replenished with maybe 2.5 cups of plain sugar. It won't be long until redbuds are out so maybe that will be enough to keep them happy for a few weeks at least.
It feels so good to have wintered over a hive. I'll be anxious to do a full hive check but not yet.
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