We finally got some rain. My house in Ursa had been skipped the past two times it had rained in Quincy. My grass was crunchy, and my bees had nothing to do! They needed something growing in order to be making honey. I had given up on any good honey crop this year due to the drought, then bam! Two rains over the weekend. I'm so happy.
I did manage to merge two weaker hives into some larger colonies. They were struggling and with the drought, I thought it would be best to have 7 good hives than 9 kind of good. I'm hoping we continue to get scattered rains over the next few weeks. Then my clover will start blooming again, and maybe just maybe with an extended fall, my bees will make enough honey for me and for them too.
Come on Rain!
