Caucasian bees really like to propolize everything. Much more than Italians do.
However, my old Mentor once old me that the more propolis a hive makes, compared to previous years, the more likely a colder winter ahead.
Hi Brian, mine are Italians, so goes your old mentors saying, with alot of other things here that indicate the possibility of a colder winter. The spider builds their web higher off the ground, corn shucks are thicker and so forth...you have any different ones for your area? We are already having the signs of fall comming, the little solid yellow butterfuly is flying south already :yippiechick: I love the fall!!!!
I don't mind they stick everything together if it saves them through the winter....gonna be long one if we don't get a goldenrod flow, I'm already feeding mine. They have not stored a drop for me or them this summer, that heavy spring rain must have washed everything away. Anyway I hope they keep on doing what they do :bee:
Anyone wanna share their folklore.....it would be great to read it, I love that stuff toooo!!!
patti