Looks like we made it
We've suddenly had a couple days of nice weather. For cracking open the hives you want it to at least be 14ºC, probably 15ºC (can you wear a t-shirt and feel comfortable outside). Friday was just such a day so we hopped on down and cracked open the hives.
On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.
Thankfully winter was pretty short so all of our colonies survived. It might be an idea to have a map out our family tree but for a rundown here's what we've got at the moment.
National Hive A
- Carnolian cross with local drones
- Mated with local drones
- Very docile and quite productive
National Hive B
- British Black bees
- Mated with, likely 60%, British black bee
- Haven't had a full season but a bit aggressive
Top Bar
- Carnolian cross with local drones
- Mated with local drones
- Docile and quick productive