March 2022 Beekeeping Tips

Join us as we discuss the beginning of spring! We look at hives bursting with pollen, brood & bees! We also take a look at a week hive that needs some help, discuss spring drought conditions, spring inspections, to-dos, and so much more!
March Topics:
Live in the bee yard- spring is here!
Requeening
Swarms & splits
Excess honey
Spring inspections
Q&A & More!
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[@LawsonsCreekApiary]

I really enjoy these monthly beekeeping tips!

[@thebeesupply]

Glad you like them!

[@beefuzzz8403]

A few hives as of last week small clusters of brood 1 to 3 frames of brood. Western Colorado 6000’ nothing blooming as of yet.3F this morning placed pollen patties on last week also gave hives that needed honey.I added frames

[@afpturk]

As a beekeper from Turkey thanks a lot all these wonderful informations and presentation.

[@thebeesupply]

Our pleasure!

[@jarnold8803]

Your opinion, I have a colony in a screened bottom board. The slide in board was not any good so I placed a sheet of plywood under the screened bottom board and taped the back up. Well the girls have chewed a hole in the tape and a lot of bees are going in and out, some with pollen. Bees are using front and back. What do I do

[@thebeesupply]

I would go ahead and remove the plywood. It's plenty warm now that they shouldn't need the insert. Lots of beekeepers don't cover them all winter, so you should be good!

[@Grinnin1]

I’m an NC beekeeper. Is it still to early or can I do a walk away split when I start seeing drones between the frames (or in the comb) like you were pointing out?

[@thebeesupply]

I would wait a bit longer. Once drones hatch, it still takes them 2 weeks to be mature enough to mate. So, I would wait 2 weeks after you see drones hatching out.