Summer Beekeeping Challenges, Considerations 

Summer Beekeeping Has its own Considerations 

• Aggressive Bees: Why? Strategies to Minimize
• Robbing:  Why it occurs, what to watch for, what can be done? 
• Decreased nectar flows and declining brood formation; feeding?
• High Temperatures: Bearding, Strategies to help bees “keep cool"
• Staying ahead of Varroa Mites  
• Late Season Harvesting:  Still a possibility? 

Come - Listen - Ask - Learn. 

😃  This is an awesome opportunity!  Bee There  😃

Other Meeting items for consideration: 

• Should you consider requeening? 🤔
• Do you have Hive Inspection questions 🤔
• Swarm season is largely past, BUT “Bees don’t read the book” 🙄
• Other Questions  🤔  - Bring Them ON! 😃 

• How are your colonies doing?  What should you be watching for?
• Nectar flows are diminishing. - Is feeding appropriate?
• Guard against “Honey Bound” brood areas. This backfilling encourages swarming and can lead to collapsing colony populations 
• Watch for July and August beekeeping calendars in a separate email