A Beekeeper’s Year in WNC: Late Spring
Late spring can be a rollercoaster of temperatures and weather patterns, as well as unexpected dearths. Keep an eye on your hives and be ready to add supers or supplemental feeding, as needed.
Late spring can be a rollercoaster of temperatures and weather patterns, as well as unexpected dearths. Keep an eye on your hives and be ready to add supers or supplemental feeding, as needed.
Here is our guide, tips, and tricks for installing package bees in their new hives - make sure your hives, syrup, and bee yard is ready before your packaged bees arrive!
Early spring can be a tricky time for beekeepers as they decide whether or not to support their hives with extra feeding. If you are establishing new colonies or if weather conditions are making it hard for your bees to forage, supplementing with sugar syrup can offer additional sustenance for your bees.
Once the weather settles into more warm days than not, the busy bee season springs into action! Make sure you’re ready for honey storage, swarm catching, and other early spring beekeeping tasks.
Seasonal transitions can seem slow or sudden. Sometimes we are caught unprepared when our temperatures drop overnight. Even during a single day, our temperatures can shift +/- 20°F or more from dawn to dusk. This post will highlight some of the changes you can expect in our area during the fall-to-winter transition period.