Beekeeping Year Calendar

by | Jan 31, 2021 | A Beekeepers' Year, Beginning, Fall, Resources, Spring, Summer, Winter

Cornell University’s Master Beekeeping Program has a number of valuable resources. Visit their Beekeeping Resources Page.

Included is a very informative Beekeeping Year Calendar page, and a also available PDF here for offline reference. Though it’s written for the Northeastern U.S., Indiana Beekeeping is reflected in this content.

(Note: the link changes from time to time, so we’ll try to check back and update it since this is a great resource. -JF)

  1. Quick spreadsheet for planning and tracking Member David Hocutt shared a chart (below) that he uses to plan and track various treatments for his colonies. Now is the time to make...
  2. Supplier List Below is a list of some suppliers of bees and beekeeping equipment that local beekeepers find helpful. We recommend that you reach out to suppliers...
  3. Plants that support honey bees At the February 2022 meeting, Jeanette Wiles shared wonderfully detailed and focused material on plants that support honey bees and pollinators in general. Her talk...
  4. Spring Hive Evaluation Are your bees doing well? Have you checked on them recently? Are they alive? Do they need feeding? With a couple of warm days in...
  5. Early Spring Check List There several things beekeepers can do to help your bees, promote healthy colonies and increase likelihood of a good honey crop. (See also the post,...
  6. Dealing With Deadouts What is a deadout? These are beehives who’s colonies did not make it through the winter. When you look inside it may look quite “ugly”...
  7. Feeding Late-Summer & Fall A strong colony requires healthy bees for raising brood and building the colony population. This includes BOTH available carbohydrate (Honey) along with adequate proteins and...
  8. My Colony Survived! 😃- What Next? My bees have survived the winter! – Yea! What should I be doing for them now? If you are a new beekeeper – Congratulation! 🎉...