“Bee Observant,” February in the Bee Yard
by David PapkeIt is hard to bee observant in the dead of winter. The barren trees and brittle fields seem empty of any promise of spring or summer’s abundance. Yet one notices the bluebirds investigating their nest boxes or squirrels gathering dried leaves for theirs, a red-tailed hawk rides the airwaves overhead and in the snow-covered apiary there are the meandering tracks of deer and rabbits and fox, and the occasional curious beekeeper. Early February: On any sunny day when the Read More …
