Bee Keeping

By Leanore Gregory

  • Winter

    Need food stores. Lift hive to check weight. Brood rearing starts. Monitor Varroa Mites- treat

  • Winter

    Brood rearing starts. Collect food stores. Monitor Varroa Mites- treat if necessary.

  • Spring

    Check food stores weekly. Brood rearing explodes. Reverse brood boxes. add supers before bees get crowded..

  • Honey Flow

    Instal beetle traps before the honey flow. Don't disturb bees. Keep enough supers on the hive.

  • Summer

    Extract honey. Check Varroa population. Kill Varroa mites.

  • Autumn

    Re-queen all hives. Remove supers for winter. Raise brood for winter. Store winter food.