CIBA Beekeepers - Monday Evening, November 15th - 6:30 PM
Holliday Park Nature Center: 6363 Spring Mill Rd., 46260 (Please Note: Nature Center asks attendees Wear Masks).
๐ End of Season Wrap-Up ๐ by All Members Present
- Reports on TBoI Fall Conference, Indiana Queen Breeders
- Members will discuss this seasonโs experiences
- Looking ahead to Spring 2021
BE SURE TO ATTEND ๐
ALSO: Remember: No December Meeting - Next Meeting TUESDAY, January 18th
November-December โ Inside Your Hives - Bees should be hunkered down for winger
- Verify that your Hives are Winter Ready
- Adequate winter stores: 80-100 lbs. honey
- Remove empty supers
- Locate honey ABOVE brood area
- MOUSE Guards a Must
- Add Sugar/Candy Board sometime between Thanksgiving to New Years
- Mark your calendar to check hives around first of Jan, Feb, March
- Assure entrance is not blocked with dead bees, Clear with a stick if necessary
- Peak at sugar board to check for any activity
- If significant use, 1/4 or more, consider adding more fondant
- Winter Inspections:
- DO NOT open hive to inspect brood. - (Too late to change anything now)
- You may lift top cover to look for signs of activity.
- It is a Yes/No inspection. - Little can be done in cold weather
- May see some dead bees in front of hive. - Some is normal. These are dead bees drug out of hive by workers
- You will likely see some activity on any day when highs reach into 50s: These will be cleansing flights
- First active in-hive interventions will be in late March, at Earliest
- As always, your questions. ๐
Will try to get Zoom going around 6:45 Weโll do our Best - No Promises (Weโll try to do better this month].
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Remember: Beekeepers of Indiana - Indiana Bee School
Saturday, February 26th, Muncie, IN
Registration Now Open |
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