Tag Archives: fall management

Winterprep: What’s the neighbour doing?

Posted on October 2, 2017 by

Fall has arrived and you’re preparing your bees for winter. If you are new to beekeeping, this should make you nervous. You might lose every colony you have in the next few months. What you do now  has a huge … Continue reading →

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Double or Nothing?

Posted on October 6, 2016 by

A gentleman at our bee meeting posed a challenging question a couple of weeks ago: “What should I do with a weak hive? I think it might be queenless.” Well, it depends, of course. I’m continuing with the series of … Continue reading →

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