NWIABKA Bee Smart Zoom Meeting
Thursday, September 18, 7:30 pm.
Preparing Colonies to Survive Winter
Managing Colonies During Extreme Fall Winter
Zoom, Contact Tim for zoom link tim@nwiabka.org if you are a member of NWIABKA
Topics:
Late season feeding of colonies – reviewing Georgia beekeeper, Bob Binnie’s lessons on “The Chemistry Behind Feeding Bees”
- Part 1 – https://youtu.be/aN428TJpDuw?si=Y2tUWng4os9Zidot
- Part 2 – https://youtu.be/P96pK2aNpM0?si=H3k2RC9BBTWUjKrw
- Sugar syrup ratios – Attached
Late season Varroa mite control
- U of MN Bee Lab – “Varroa Mite Management Plan” – Attached
Rethinking Winter Hive Ventilation – “Warm and Snug Beats Cold and Drafty” – https://tinyurl.com/4zxdkwpe (Bee Culture)
- Smaller hive boxes full of well fed winter bees with a 1% or lower Varroa population count
Managing Colonies During Extreme Fall Weather
- Preventing robbing
- Providing water
- Feeding into the late season
