This is a reminder that there will be a club meeting this
Saturday, December 16th, at the library in Green Lake. Topics will be: Care of your bees in the winter and discussion
whether the club should pursue a tax exempt status.
This past week I was out checking my hives. In many hives, actually MOST, the bee cluster
is now in the upper brood box and partaking of the emergency sugar I had placed
there in November. The fact that the
clusters in most hives are already in the top brood chamber confirms that last
summer was not the best for storing honey.
The poor honey harvest was another indicator. It is
still a long way to spring. To avoid
starvation, you should be verifying the bees have feed at two week intervals; adding emergency feed as necessary.
Remember that in the winter the bees need about 12 pounds of honey or
equivalent per month.
Bees have almost completely consumed sugar disc
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