beesrus
New Bee
- Joined
- Nov 17, 2009
- Messages
- 63
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- Location
- Stockport
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2 Main, 3 Nucs
Hi,
I am new to bee keeping this year and apart from a few newbee mistakes I am doing ok and have 1 strong colony and 2 colonies that I will be recombining in a couple of weeks leaving me with 2 which is the number I want to retain ideally.
With the swarm control measures i have done and a little luck I now have 3 nucs 2 with mated laying queens and 1 about to come into lay (fingers crossed). I am considering leaving these nucs to develop and overwinter and make 2 available for sale in the spring. I am concerned being a beginner myself that I may make critical mistakes and lose them.
Please can anyone give me advice on how best to look after them over winter - feeding, insulation etc etc.
Cheers
BeesRus
I am new to bee keeping this year and apart from a few newbee mistakes I am doing ok and have 1 strong colony and 2 colonies that I will be recombining in a couple of weeks leaving me with 2 which is the number I want to retain ideally.
With the swarm control measures i have done and a little luck I now have 3 nucs 2 with mated laying queens and 1 about to come into lay (fingers crossed). I am considering leaving these nucs to develop and overwinter and make 2 available for sale in the spring. I am concerned being a beginner myself that I may make critical mistakes and lose them.
Please can anyone give me advice on how best to look after them over winter - feeding, insulation etc etc.
Cheers
BeesRus