As we pass through these last crazy days of yo-yoing temperatures, I have been taking advantage of the warm days to assess my beehives. I love being back with the bees. And it is wonderful to find that this year I beat the odds. My honey bees had a great winter. Of my twenty hives, …
Monthly Archives: April 2022
What to do about bird flu
I was so excited to be adding ducks this year….. but I have put that plan on hold. You may have heard that a very pathologic strain of bird flu is circulating this year. It is in Michigan, and has been detected in wild birds and in kept flocks, both commercial and backyard. What does …