September jobs

For newbeeks...(and old forgetful ones)Jobs for this month. You ought to be....1. Feeding your bees while they are still active with a 2:1 syrup ( with thymol if you can). Aim for 15-25 kg sugar per hive2. Treating your bees with a varroicide, eg Apiguard.3. Close up entrances to an inch/2.5 cm width and buy some mouse guards ready to affix with drawing pins at the end of the month.*4. Check all hive stands for rot and replace any likely to fail5. Check roofs for leaks and either get a cheap ratchet strap or a housebrick to weight them down6. If you haven't already, remove queen excluders.7. Keep your feeders topped up !8. Clean off mite boards on floors. Decide if you are overwintering on solid or open mesh floors.*9. Buy/make fondant ready for winter.*10. Clean up extracting equipment ready for next season .RegardsS