We are getting the bees ready for winter. It’s been a long busy season and it’s time for a little rest soon. The bees are getting fed 2-1 syrup and pollen patties to keep them stimulated to raise brood and store enough nectar to get them through winter. I like to do as much as possible to keep their numbers up and keep strong numbers going into winter. Most of my colonies were started in August and September from July nucs and merging queen castles. We are also treating mites with oxalic acid sublimation. We will follow up with another round of sublimation in about a month. In August we treated with Apivar. All year we have been using Super DFM from Strong Microbials and think this is a great product, especially for getting the bees stomach ready for winter.
Our website is open for taking deposits on 5 Frame Nucs and Package Bees for Spring of 2021.
Enjoy the pictures of what we have been doing and current bee yard work.
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