tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post6504167937811828305..comments2012-02-13T10:13:53.785-05:00Rural Revivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451777566497814274noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-66457407064625773812012-02-01T00:04:49.223-05:002012-02-01T00:04:49.223-05:00oh my gosh! I&#39;m so glad I took the time to back-track and catch up with you and your lovely posts. And now, a brilliant use for a stethoscope! I shall have to check on those bees... :) -TammyFlat Creek Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13628767205698280033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-28341646868685498522012-01-19T22:23:30.582-05:002012-01-19T22:23:30.582-05:00I keep one in the barn. Now I just need to find a bee hive. And I will hear what you hear :)<br />LYLAS!<br />xo, misha~from my front porch in the mountains~http://www.blogger.com/profile/18103990196491433325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-66438381979236191472012-01-18T19:48:34.629-05:002012-01-18T19:48:34.629-05:00I would never have thought of this!!1 Glad it eased your concern.Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-53083570996957907832012-01-17T23:15:46.166-05:002012-01-17T23:15:46.166-05:00Sorry I skipped over the reference to Celsius and Fahrenheit. So I meant to say the -18 F is not unusual for us. 0 degrees F is normal at this time of year.Abbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01842277589160618685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-86697354660834886372012-01-17T23:10:52.276-05:002012-01-17T23:10:52.276-05:00How cool! We didn&#39;t try to overwinter our bees (as -18 isn&#39;t unusual for us) but sometime I would love to try. I will try to keep this tip in mind if I do.Abbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01842277589160618685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-16179754663038147012012-01-17T19:13:17.669-05:002012-01-17T19:13:17.669-05:00What a great idea! I&#39;m glad the bees are doing OK during the winter months.Gone Countryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02044426675150865698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-36871749271539381252012-01-17T06:18:43.917-05:002012-01-17T06:18:43.917-05:00This is such a great idea! Just the other day I was out pressing my ear against my hives - works fine but I&#39;m sure not as well as a stethoscope! I was an EMT for years and I just know I have a stethoscope hanging about somewhere... Never would have thought to add it to my beekeeping supplies!Sophie - The Joy of Farminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741748075899295935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-30516052721043069642012-01-17T05:37:39.699-05:002012-01-17T05:37:39.699-05:00Who&#39;d a thunk it? You ARE a genius and I&#39;m glad the bees are still buzzing and the chickens are still clucking. Ahhhhh, life on the farm, how divine!Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-8238425868654890102012-01-16T18:28:13.682-05:002012-01-16T18:28:13.682-05:00So glad to hear all is well...a creative use for the stethoscope! Thanks for your lovely story.<br />jenniJennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04933243243697227084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-67855205418338928472012-01-16T15:55:44.993-05:002012-01-16T15:55:44.993-05:00Hey! I&#39;m passing on the 7x7 Link Award because I enjoy reading your blog! Link to the award here: http://jojo54.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/7-x-7-link-award/ Til later, JoanJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12874041763887442603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-35440438183389515632012-01-16T14:33:33.235-05:002012-01-16T14:33:33.235-05:00I know absolute nothing about bees, other then their stingers hurt, if you are the unlucky recipient of one..but they do make some of the best raw honey!!! Using a stehoscope to hear the noise they make, to make sure they&#39;re doing well, is a great idea. I&#39;m glad your bees are healthy and moving ;) :) Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather :)Heather's Blog-o-ramahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490555197097928275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-49040825077961354202012-01-16T12:19:42.264-05:002012-01-16T12:19:42.264-05:00This is a great idea--I&#39;m sort of on the over protective/worrying type over my bees. I wonder If I could get one on e-bay. . .?Jeanettehttp://www.urbanpioneerstory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-51587332819359238312012-01-16T11:06:03.151-05:002012-01-16T11:06:03.151-05:00Happy to hear your bees (and chickens I assume) are managing the cold temps! Who would have thought that the stethoscope would have come in so handy!<br /><br />We&#39;ve had our share of arctic weather this week and snow for the last few days. Of course our temps have only gotten down to the low 20&#39;s (Fahrenheit of course), nothing to compare to your cold temps but certainly cold for us.<br /><br />Stay warm,<br />~ChrisRed Gate Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12339700094067226000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-70755567074723291862012-01-16T10:17:36.457-05:002012-01-16T10:17:36.457-05:00Yippee! That is a great idea you have there. So glad you were able to hear the buzzing. I know that feeling of relief when you do finally hear. We however live in sunny Florida on the Gulf Coast, but it does get cold here. Infrequently but it does. We have had only a couple of days below mid 20&#39;s. I think for us it is going to be a very mild winter.Lynniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063324287221615115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-63079025124032814962012-01-16T09:56:58.678-05:002012-01-16T09:56:58.678-05:00Great post and wonderful new tool. Daddy has been keeping bees for more than 70 years and never wrapped the hives. He did place them in a protected from the wind spot where the hive could still get sunshine.Thistle Cove Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722295191884810953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-64368280399604549092012-01-16T09:28:41.905-05:002012-01-16T09:28:41.905-05:00Nice to hear all is well!Michelle a.k.a. Farmchickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-46957538840576912662012-01-16T09:08:36.980-05:002012-01-16T09:08:36.980-05:00Nice! Our bees died before winter this year - it was our first year, and all the honey was gone also - sadness, Still, we&#39;re getting two new hives next year. It&#39;s great to read ideas from other bee keepers.Allisonhttp://profile.typepad.com/6p0133f5d31c57970bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-60981534522122328402012-01-16T08:53:34.792-05:002012-01-16T08:53:34.792-05:00A terrific idea...really clever! (And thanks for saving me from doing the math by giving the temp conversion!) At 11 degrees, I too worried about our chickens, checking on them and feeding them lots of warm mash. Glad to hear all is well...I&#39;ll be sure to share your new bee tool idea with our neighbors!Windy Meadows Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13601966760653278126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-33249969504202562272012-01-16T08:13:56.118-05:002012-01-16T08:13:56.118-05:00Glad the Bees survived!<br />Crazy weather here, 60 today (of course that&#39;s not metric LOL, and 32 or ZERO metric tomorrow!<br /><br />Keep warm!Osage Bluff Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02221434879848622632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-25721708104775662842012-01-16T08:07:36.983-05:002012-01-16T08:07:36.983-05:00That is genius! A dual purpose tool is a great thing on a farm.Denise at Autumn Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229028926029898680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-70846238666027774572012-01-16T07:57:29.746-05:002012-01-16T07:57:29.746-05:00Such a delightful, precious, story . . . <br />I&#39;m a telling you girl . . . you draw a wonderful picture with your words . . . keep buzzing . . .Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08723721131329150461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333207684889687005.post-22817384996443939022012-01-16T07:39:34.950-05:002012-01-16T07:39:34.950-05:00What a brilliant idea! <br /><br />Dad never wrapped his bees and no matter how cold, they did well.Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.com