Nature in Westport:
Baby geese, and mom (Photo/June Eichbaum)
Sparrow eggs — watch them hatch (Photo/Rachel Halperin)
This hive reminded photographer Werner Liepolt of the saying: “Swarm in May, worth a load of hay”
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WHO TO CALL IF I SEE A BEE HIVE? I’M HIGHLY ALLERGIC AND CARRY AN EPI-PEN. I WOULDN’T WANT A HIVE NEAR MY HOME. PLEASE ADVISE.
THANK YOU.
Try Andrew Cote
He’s a local guy from Silvermine section of Norwalk 3 rd generation beekeeper of Norwalk and NYC. I’ve known him for years. Great guy and his Dad
https://andrewshoney.com/about/contact-us/
Just makes you feel a lot better about the world today.
Here’s the full version of the old New England saying that Werner captioned:
A swarm in May is worth a load of hay.
A swarm in June is worth a silver spoon.
A swarm in July ain’t worth a fly.
That last line is essentially saying that capturing a swarm of honey bees, bringing it home, installing it in a hive box and trying to get it to make enough honey to make it through the winter (about 60 lbs) is pretty much a fool’s errand.
Dan,
So nice to see mother nature in action! Thank you for keeping us all up to date with news and lovely pictures.
Helen