Good evening
Beekeepers,
Does this rain
indicate that spring is on its way? I
hope that your winter has gone well so far.
Days are slowly getting longer.
Normally by this time of year I have sent out notices that it is time to
start thinking about ordering bees for the spring. I have been doing the background work to get
our supply reserved and our dates set for this year. We have also made some significant changes to
the website over the past month and it is now up and ready to go. Putting the final touches on the site and
giving it some tests to make sure it all worked delayed us a bit but it is now
ready. Jesse has included a supply order
page as well as the bee order page that is able to accept credit card orders. The option of printing and mailing your bee
order is still present for those who wish to do so. Rather than go through the entire update that
is on the site I am providing a link to the front page that will summarize all
the details of this year’s order. Each
year we review the process we used in the past and seek to add improvements to
it. This year we added an extra day for
those who wish to get their bees as late as possible as well as improving the
online ordering process with credit card acceptance and ease of use.
As I normally do, I
am providing links to the long range weather predictions for this year from the
National Weather Service.
I see that they are
predicting a cooler than normal March and then Normal precipitation and
temperatures throughout the summer season (April through September)
Temperatures: http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/predictions/multi_season/13_seasonal_outlooks/color/t.gif
Precipitation: http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/predictions/multi_season/13_seasonal_outlooks/color/p.gif
Our time frames for
delivery are very similar to last year and I have added one extra day for those
who will want their bees to arrive late in the month if they wish. Delivery dates for your area are located on
the web page near the bottom.
For those who have
bees in my wintering facility I will be doing a colony evaluation near the end
of the month so that we can start predicting survival rates. Not to worry, those who have bees in the barn
with me will get ample notice before I release the last of the packages for sale.
Steve
892-6175
