A beekeeper or apiarist has different tasks in each season. During winter, there is not a lot to do with the hives if you already did all the correct things in late summer and fall. But you still have to keep your sight on mites. Count for mites in sticky-board for three days and treat them when necessary and take away the chemical strip after six weeks. In winter, you can decide the number of hives you would desire for the following year and the number of bees to make a strong colony.
In spring, food stores must be checked every week. The brood should invariably be kept in the bottom by reversing the supers every fortnight. Add a third super when the population begins to grow again. Avoid swarming by changing the queen with a younger one.
During summer, the honey should be removed as fast as possible before hive beetles ruin them. But leave enough honey for the month of July and August when the nectar is few. If you notice Varroa mites, you should treat them at once in order to maintain a good colony for a more fall honey flow. In order to be prepared for the autumn season, you must start preparing frames and super.
It is advocated to have ten or even more frames of bees during fall. Half full frames are mixed with other hives. In early fall, there should be lots of food stores and three to four frames is good. Feed the queen with syrup if there's not too much egg-laying by mid September. In preparation for winter, the supers should be prepared.
It is important for a beekeeper to be conscious of the seasonal cycles of beekeeping. The activity of honeybees differs each season. Seasonal change in weather pattern affects the ripening of plants and nectar flow. Let us take another look at the honeybees ' activities during the 4 seasons.
In spring, food stores must be checked every week. The brood should invariably be kept in the bottom by reversing the supers every fortnight. Add a third super when the population begins to grow again. Avoid swarming by changing the queen with a younger one.
During summer, the honey should be removed as fast as possible before hive beetles ruin them. But leave enough honey for the month of July and August when the nectar is few. If you notice Varroa mites, you should treat them at once in order to maintain a good colony for a more fall honey flow. In order to be prepared for the autumn season, you must start preparing frames and super.
It is advocated to have ten or even more frames of bees during fall. Half full frames are mixed with other hives. In early fall, there should be lots of food stores and three to four frames is good. Feed the queen with syrup if there's not too much egg-laying by mid September. In preparation for winter, the supers should be prepared.
It is important for a beekeeper to be conscious of the seasonal cycles of beekeeping. The activity of honeybees differs each season. Seasonal change in weather pattern affects the ripening of plants and nectar flow. Let us take another look at the honeybees ' activities during the 4 seasons.
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