Sunny, breezy, 48°.  The Gypsy Queen colony and, to a lesser extent, the Bonanza Queen colony had bees flying.

Noon.  Sunny and 46°.  A light, occasional breeze but mostly still.  The Gypsy Queen colony was flying and going to the bird bath.

Noon.  Sunny and 45° but with a blustery, cold wind.  Just a handful of the bees from the Bonanza Queen colony were flying.  Saw just one or two on the bird bath.  No photos.

Check of Top Feeders

Noon.  Sunny, slightly breezy, 45°.  The Gypsy Queen and Bonanza Queen colonies had just a few bees out and foraging for water at the birdbath.

I checked the top feeders on all four hives.  It looked like the sugar had not been touched since I last refilled them.  It also looked like the water containers had not been touched.

I could see live bees through the vent holes of the top feeders on both the Gypsy Queen and Bonanza Queen hives.  No evidence of life in the Gold Bug and Golden Wonder hives.

The Gypsy Queen top feeder:

The Bonanza Queen top feeder:

The Gold Bug top feeder (no live bees evident):

The Golden Wonder top feeder (no live bees evident):

A beauty on the birdbath:

11am.  Sunny, still, 46°.  The Bonanza Queen colony had a few bees flying and foraging for water at the bird bath.  They were the only colony out.

 

9am, 6°.

11:00am.  Mostly sunny, breezy, and 56°.  Both the Gypsy Queen and Bonanza Queen colonies had bees flying and foraging for water at the bird bath.  The Gypsy Queen was the most active by far, however.

10:30am.  Sunny, breezy, 45°.

After a cold, rainy morning, the sun is out and the Gypsy Queen colony is flying and foraging for water at the bird bath.  The other three colonies are not out.

Dec. 10th, Bees Flying!

Sunny, still, and a high of 53°.  The Gypsy Queen and the Bonanza Queen colonies had bees flying and foraging for water at the bird bath.  The Golden Wonder colony had a few bees out earlier in the morning.

Out and about on December 9th

Amazing.  Sunny and 46°, but very windy and blustery.  In spite of the wind, however, bees from the Bonanza Queen colony were out for a bit.