Monthly Archives: November 2018

Making a winter candy board to overwinter honey bees

Making a winter candy board to overwinter honey bees
  Submitted by J. Morgan The video above is our original video on candy boards and talks a lot about making the cand board frame itself before getting into making the board. The new video embedded below is a more recent one that covers more of the specifics on making the candy board. Both are…
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Beekeeping Tips for November

Beekeeping Tips for November
In November, your bees will become broodless and start to cluster together in dormancy.  The exception is a periodic warm spell that allows them to move closer to stored honey and make those all-important cleansing (defecating) flights. Therefore, the beekeepers’ work starts to dwindle a little as your hives should be ready for winter with…
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