This is the beginning of my second year of Beekeeping. I am preparing to overwinter my bees this year, and have been forced to start early due to an unexpected cold snap. Bummer! I feel a little shorted here. I was planning for a nice Fall season with temperatures going down in a nice sweater weather and bonfire kind of fashion. I don't know why I anticipated such a normal and predictable season, because Gaia, Mother Nature herself, dealt a different deck of cards. Just like the unpredictability of the Honeybee, so is the weather. No nice Fall season this year. Not even a teaser. We had a few days of Fall and BOOM! Twenty seven degree mornings already. I'm not complaining, I was caught a little off guard, which interrupted my beekeeping schedule a little. I wanted more time with them before they hunkered down for Winter's chill. I will be overwintering early, and waiting impatiently. Patience is a trait I am working on. My Queen along with her new maidens are great
My daughter set up Langstroth hives. She is hoping to get bees when they swarm this year.
ReplyDeleteTotally doable. She can follow beekeeping communities locally and find out when there is a need for a carve out or swarm catch.
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