Wintering Practices Tom Pankonen Honey Pimp Apiairies.

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Wintering Practices Tom Pankonen Honey Pimp Apiairies

Wintering starts when its hot out! Know your mite load throughout the summer You need to decide if your going to use treatments Know your options and when to use them Keep notes! Leverage the state inspector Learn to recognize issues BEFORE they become big problems Winter bees are made late summer

Tips and tricks Consider replacing failing queens Inspections are key throughout the season If you bought out of state packages or nucs consider re-queening with local genetics September is a good time so she is laying good for winter When its swarm season consider starting a NUC with a frame of queen cells Don’t get greedy when harvesting honey, your bees need at least a deep that’s FULL

Tips and tricks Be sure you have enough honey for the end of summer dearth Consider feeding late season Consider storing extra frames of honey in the freezer for emergency feedings through the winter Make sure there is plenty of pollen, if not feed pollen patties Combine hives as needed

My winterizing routine I harvest late season, typically the first week of September When harvesting I sort frames of uncapped and partially filled frames out to replace on top of the hive for the girls to rob All supers are removed except what will stay for winter I return to the hives and inspect the boxes to see how much honey is in the hive and to make sure there is good brood present I typical give them a week to settle down

My winterizing routine Combine weak hives If needed the cluster is moved to the bottom If the hives are light feeders are filled with 2:1 syrup. I try and leave hives with a deep and a medium Pollen patties are added Mouse guard is installed (small entrance facing up)

My winterizing routine Add foam insulation in my deep inner covers Ensure top entrances are clear

Wind Block

Starved out bees

Baby Mouse

Mouse Damage

NUCS

Resources Several lessons on: queen vitality Wintering practices Treatments for mites Emergency feeding Lots of other good stuff

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