The bees are back in town!

[oloriel]

I officially declare it Spring. With a capital S.
Oh sure, we haven't had the equinox yet. And it's bound to become cold again for a bit.
But I think we're officially going beyond Pre-spring now, and reaching Spring Proper. There are more than just snowdrops now. There are green buds everywhere. The wild geese are returning. While working in the garden the past three days, I had to take off my pullover because it was getting too hot! (I was wearing a t-shirt underneath, before anyone gets excited. Yes, I'm a spoilsport.)
So I'll jinx it and change my LJ layout and default icon to the springy variant as of NOW.

Aaaand *drumrolls* today I caught sight of the first bees leaving and entering my hive. Not much going on as yet - they're just taking a crap and checking the 'hood - but they're alive! And they're definitely my bees as opposed to scavengers from elsewhere, because they carried pollen into the hive and scavengers only do the other way round.
Happy bunny!

Particularly as I've got a honey seminar tomorrow and I can now say "Yes, they're alive" instead of "Eh I dunno I haven't dared check yet"... \o/
(Other than that, I'm dreading that seminar a little. Felix and I will be parted for eight hours. Oh my. *flails*)

Comments

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

Yay for spring, and buds, and bees, and babies! You are right there in the center of all that.

So glad your bees made it through he winter. Ours so often did not. (Cape Cod in the 1970's was fierce cold.)

[chili-das-schaf.livejournal.com]

*rofl* about your bee description. Sounds as if they swarm out with tiny newspapers under one leg.

And yes, spring is everywhere right now! Yay, spring!

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Last winter, my bees died too. Though it was not just due to the cold (although the winter of 2010/11 was long and cold), but also due to bad beekeeping. >_> I'm really glad they survived this year!

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Well, they flew around rather leisurely, at any rate! You could practically imagine their facial expression - "Aaaaah. Relief." ;)

SPRINNNNNNG!