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Preparing for winter

Preparing for winter. Tom Pankonen Honey Pimp Aparies. The basics. Preparing for winter begins mid to late summer! Healthy colony Plenty of quality food Prevent moisture Ventilation Critters. What’s wrong here?. Consolidate. Reduce the hive to the essentials

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Preparing for winter

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  1. Preparing for winter Tom Pankonen Honey Pimp Aparies

  2. The basics • Preparing for winter begins mid to late summer! • Healthy colony • Plenty of quality food • Prevent moisture • Ventilation • Critters

  3. What’s wrong here?

  4. Consolidate • Reduce the hive to the essentials • If the hive is light, DON’T HARVEST! • If it’s still light, FEED! • Think about consolidating week hives

  5. Plenty Of bees

  6. Plenty of bees • Ensures a healthy queen laying eggs • Plenty of workers to bring in pollen for winter brood rearing and stores • The more bees the easier it is to fill deeps and supers with honey for feeding

  7. Brood patterns agdev.anr.udel.edu

  8. Plenty of honey indyurbanbeekeeping.org

  9. Screened bottom board Dadant.com

  10. Reduce the entrance meckbees.org

  11. incorrect hive-mind.com

  12. meckbees.org

  13. Critters and pests

  14. WRAPPING • PROS • Reduces drafts • Provides dark color to absorb sunlight • Cons • Reduces ventilation • Warms the hive to the point the bees think its warm out • Can shift and block entrances

  15. Wind blocks

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