Blue Spinnaker
House Bee
- Joined
- Feb 21, 2010
- Messages
- 241
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- Location
- Staffordshire
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 1 + 1 nuc
This is my first Autumn coming up, I'm trying to get my head around making sure I get everything done.
My bees are in 14x12 from a nuc in June. Going great guns in the last fortnight particularly, the BB is heaving with eggs/larvae/stores and they have filled 7 frames of a super in 10 days, I think there is a load of HB nearby. I am planning on putting another one on today esp as I'm away for a week.
I know I have to get the supers off, treat for varroa and feed before the winter sets in, I'm not planning on leaving a super on over winter having read posts on here, and it being the bigger BB.
When should Autumn feeding be done by? I'm trying to work out how to time it all, especially when the flow seems to still be manic - not that I'm complaining!
Thanks for the help.
My bees are in 14x12 from a nuc in June. Going great guns in the last fortnight particularly, the BB is heaving with eggs/larvae/stores and they have filled 7 frames of a super in 10 days, I think there is a load of HB nearby. I am planning on putting another one on today esp as I'm away for a week.
I know I have to get the supers off, treat for varroa and feed before the winter sets in, I'm not planning on leaving a super on over winter having read posts on here, and it being the bigger BB.
When should Autumn feeding be done by? I'm trying to work out how to time it all, especially when the flow seems to still be manic - not that I'm complaining!
Thanks for the help.