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The Jenkins County Times
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Where do bees go in
the winter?
By: Amanda Budd,
Special Contributor
for
The Times
Do you ever wonder
what happens to bees
during the cold season.
Do they hibernate? Are
they hiding in plain sight?
How a bee spends the
winter depends on the
species of bee, but the
insects have an arsenal of
strategies to survive the
chill, including burrow
ing, gathering in tight clusters, or hiding in flower stems or leaf piles.
Honey bees
As temperatures drop below 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit, honey bees return to their hive,
leaving only when the temperatures rise again. To protect themselves and their queen from
the cold, they fomi tight clusters and begin to constantly shiver and contract the muscles
powering their wings to create heat.
While the outside of these clusters is around the same temperature as their environment,
the inside can reach up to 95 F. To ensure that none of the bees stay exposed to the cold
weather for extended periods, the bees will constantly rotate from the outside of the cluster
to the inside.
While overwintering in the hive, they feed on their stores of honey built up during the
warmer months. Bees cannot leave the cluster, so it’s important that their honey stores
remain directly around them at all times.
Beekeepers, who often supplement honey during the winter months, must make sure the
honey is as close as possible to the cluster. They must also secure the structure of the hive,
making sure there are no gaps or holes for wind or rain to enter and harm the bees.
“Hopefully, beekeepers have taken precautions to make sure their equipment is stable,”
said Jennifer Berry, a research professional and doctoral student in the Department of
Entomology at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. “If the hive is
stable and the colony is healthy, we can see honey bees that survive the winter as far north
as Canada.”
When the temperature rises, including during warm spells in the winter, the bees will
momentarily leave the hive to relieve themselves of waste and search for flowers offering
nectar and pollen.
Other bee species
Other types of bees may burrow in the ground, leaves or any other natural cavity. Bum
blebees, for example, all die off before the winter with the exception of newly hatched
queens. Queens, whose eggs are fertilized before the rest of the brood dies off, will burrow
underground for the winter and wait for warmer weather.
When the queen emerges, she will feed on nectar and pollen, build a nest and lay her eggs
to start the next generation.
Kris Braman, head of the Department of Entomology, and Miriam Edelkind-Vealey, an
entomology graduate student, said homeowners can help provide safe overwintering spac
es for many species of bees by reducing lawn maintenance in the winter months.
“People can leave the leaves in their yards, for example. That helps a lot of the bumble
bees and similar species that nest in the leaf litter,” said Edelkind-Vealey. “We can also
leave stems of flowers because often we find species nesting in those, like small carpenter
bees and leaf cutter bees.”
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Beta Club and a member
of the Jenkins County
High School Honor
society.
Addie loves science,
reading, writing, and
taking care of her
animals on the family
farm (especially her two
horses). She spends much
of her time when not in
school, working on the
family farm. She loves
taking care of her horses,
even though she admits
they are expensive to care
for but it's all worth it.
She is currently reading
lots of romance novels
(she thanks, and kind of
regrets her sister getting
her on the romance
bandwagon). On their
farm, they have a variety
of animals, ranging
from horses, dogs, and
chickens. Special Happy
Birthday to one of her
horses, Pocomo, who
recently turned 11! When
she comes home from
school, she is always
greeted by her various
farm animals. She is
an avid reader, and is
currently reading the book
series, Off-Campus.
For those who know her,
many will think, including
myself, that she looks like
characters from popular
teen shows, Cheryl
Blossom from Riverdale,
Mad Max from Stranger
Things, Bella Thome, and
Audrey Hepburn. She is
unsure the Bella Thome
similarity is a complement
but finds it funny that her
friends think she looks
like all of these popular
teen show characters.
She has a wide variety of
music tastes, and enjoys
listening tO 60s music,
2000’s pop(we both love),
and other genres.
Addie, like any new
college student, is nervous
but extremely excited
about starting this next
chapter in her life. She
is getting an early start
on buying furnishings to
decorate her dorm. She
refuses to live in a dorm
that's like “a gray shoe
box”. I would agree. She
has an older sister that
will be graduating from
UGA this spring, and has
multiple generations of
family members who have
graduated from UGA.
She is very familiar with
the notorious hill of UGA
and is anticipating she
will probably get lost on
her way to classes, but
hey we all do in a new
place. Addie got accepted
into multiple colleges,
and almost decided to
attend the University of
Kentucky in Lexington,
Ky. She tells a story on
the podcast about learning
about her acceptance into
UGA while dining with
her family at a Lexington,
Kentucky Cracker Barrel.
To not spoil the story,
there were lots of happy
tears from her family
and friends. She did
decide that UGA will be
her home for the next 4
years, and will be going
to school on multiple
scholarships. The Jenkins
County Times wishes
Addie the best of luck,
and for her to make lots of
new, lasting memories in
Athens.
Sherman y s March Tour
scheduled for March 25
Special
to
The Times
One of the most important campaigns of the American Civil War occurred in Georgia,
when General William Tecumseh Sherman's blue-coated soldiers conducted their March
to the Sea from Atlanta to Savannah. One of the major campaigns that hastened the war's
end, Sherman's March to the Sea in the Fall of 1864 targeted the civilian population along
its path, opening a continuing controversy about its morality.
Join Dr. John K. Derden, Professor Emeritus of History at East Georgia State College, for
a day tour through Emanuel, Jenkins and Burke Counties retracing the route of Sherman's
soldiers as they moved through the area on their way to the coast. The event will be held
Saturday, March 25. Participants will travel some of the actual roads (among the best pre -1 -
served in the state) traversed by Sherman's soldiers and defended by Confederate troops,
see several camp sites used by the General, and visit Antebellum plantation sites.
In addition. Dr. Derden, who has published the first full-length, documented history of
Camp Lawton (The World's Largest Prison: The Story of Camp Lawton [Mercer Universi
ty Press, 2012]), the Confederate prison located on the grounds of what is now Magnolia
Springs State Park, will lead a tour of the site and give an illustrated talk about its history
and its resurrection in the public mind as a result of the ongoing archeologUcal findings
there. Throughout the day, local anecdotes pertaining to the March will be shared relating
to the Union soldiers, the Confederate forces arrayed against them, and the local citizens
they encountered, both slave and free.
The tour will begin on the campus of East Georgia State College in Swainsboro at 9 a m.
Participants will gather at the Sudie A. Fulford Community Learning Center located on
Madison Dixon Drive and depart from there by bus after a brief orientation. Lunch will be
provided during the tour, and the tour should return by 6 p m. There is very little walking
involved with the trip. However, dress comfortably, and be prepared for weather changes.
This year's event will mark the 34th anniversary of the tour, and this year will mark the
159th anniversary of the March and the operation of Camp Lawton. Anyone with an
interest in Georgia history, the Civil War, local history, or the past in general will enjoy
this opportunity. The registration fee for the event is $85 per person and $15 for EGSC stu
dents. To register, visit http://weblink.donorperfect.com/shermansmarch2023 or call Diana
Cochran at 478-289-2033. Registration ends March 23, 2023.
Planter’s
announces
E lanned outage
Irove Church
Substation to
receive upgrades
Special
to
The Times
MARCH 14 V
GROVE CHURCH
SUBSTATION
Attention Jenkins, Emanuel, and
Bulloch Members! There will be a planned outage on Tuesday, Mar. 14,
to make system upgrades to the Grove Church Substation. The outage will
begin at 8:00 a.m. and last until noon. Affected members have been notified
by mail. Please make necessary arrangements ahead of time. If weather does
not permit, work will be rescheduled for Wednesday, Mar. 15. Thank you for
your patience as we make upgrades for the future!
PLANNED OUTAGE
GROVE CHURCH SUBSTATION
Tuesday, March 14 6 a.m. - Noon
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Jenkins County
Democratic
Com m ittee
next monthly meeting:
Monday, March 13, 2023
5:00 pm
Jenkins County Memorial
Library
/Meeting Room
223 Daniel St
M/illen, C/\ 30442
ONE YEAR ONLINE AND DELIVERY
SPECIAL $19.95 give us a call 912.451.NEWS OR 478-401-5007
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