WHY Are We Putting On EMERGENCY Feed? Beekeeping 101

Year after year we learn so much about ourselves, our bees, and how we can improve as beekeepers. I can't believe it is already December! Wow where did the year go?! This is the time I begin to reflect on the year and think say where can we improve? What can we do differently? And how can we refine our beekeeping just a tad bit more to get the results we want? The golden rod flow here in southeast Michigan was well....laughable. There truly wasn't one. SO the bees gorged theirselves on their winter honey stores leaving them with not much to hold them through winter. So Kasey and I are out here today putting homemade sugar bricks on our colonies juts as emergency feed to help hold them over through the winter. I hope you are keeping warm during this cold and wet (not so snowy so far) winter. I'll see you soon! xoxo
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[@emilandrusko8597]

hey there. I use hive Alive fondant in my hives and it works great. Also, I did have a yellow jacket problem with one hive during the fall. They were constantly all around it. Im in SE PA just North of Philly. Have a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

[@illumi-Nate]

You're suppose to leave the HA fondant in the plastic & cut a circle of the plastic out in center on oneside...keeps it from drying out, also creates a heat bubble for the bees to travel under & up

[@dcsblessedbees]

A lot of light boxes this year, I condensed all my light boxes of bees down into a singles and shoved extra food on them.
They just need extra feed this year, don't sweat the small stuff. You may want to try and give them some extra coverage to keep the heavy rain off them tell you get your cold weather.

[@selfmadewells2855]

My advice to you is the hive that you said you've gotten since you started beekeeping an they always go through winter good an always has stores those are the hive you should multiply as much as possible.i did that here in the Carribbean it been less stress on me thinking if my bees will live.

[@bigbob5603]

Why did you remove the hive alive fondant from package vs just cutting the hole?

[@won2winit]

Agree as the fondant can either dry out and go hard or start to liquify and end up dripping on the bees

[@beefitbeekeeping]

Ooopsy 🙈 another case of not reading the directions 🙃

[@ohio1970]

My favorite bee channel.

[@Happy2Bhlthy]

Yellow jackets were terrible in Kansas!!!!

[@user-iz1ml6jh8d]

Hive alive fondant is meant to be placed in the colony just as it is. Just cut a small hole in the plastic covering and put it on top of the frames, hole against the top of the frames.

[@richardvogel1195]

I'm new at this my hives are 2 deeps. The top deeps are full of honey and I put 10 pound sugar bricks on each of them. I'm in Southern Ohio. I hope they make it through. I'll check them again in mid January

[@saliglmm2579]

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[@davidryle1164]

Talk to your accountant about land purchase, how it will be expensed, ownership, possibility of dissolution of partnership etc; not fun things to discuss but you both need to have your eyes wide open if you will.

[@geraltofrivia8529]

European bees are adapted to deal with changeable weather and winters. It's why they store a harvestable amount of honey. You have to put them into winter heavy because you cant predict the climate. 40 million years of evolution taught them this, learn from them.

[@srae1503]

You are asking for money to buy land? Seriously wouldn't we all like that.

[@kylegray4542]

sorry but you need to work on our equipment more. it is falling apart and letting water in and heat out