If your colony made it thru the winter and is packed with bees. You have
to divide. If you don't divide your hive will more than likely swarm.
When the bees swarm, that hive usually produces no honey. All the field bees leave and it takes them weeks to recover.
If you have too many bees and do not want to run any more colonies,
Nature's Nectar LLC does buy divides. Call us if you want to sell your divides.
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
picking up bees in California
This blog is for beekeepers in Northern climates. I will be describing what I am doing with my bees on a monthly schedule. Copying any text or photos is forbidden except with written authorization of the author.
Disclaimer:
This blog explains how I keep bees. It works for me, it might not work for you. Use my methods at your own risk.
Always wear protective clothing and use a smoker when working bees.
Search This Blog
Links
What I am doing this month
- put supers on strong overwintered colonies
- Treat overwintered colonies for mites
- Add second box to package bees when ready
- Divide colonies
picking up bees in California
Blog Archive
-
▼
2015
(126)
-
▼
April
(14)
- Price of Queens
- Nature's Nectar LLC buys divides
- How to do a divide
- Queen Bees
- Starving bees
- Second Bee delivery Check for queen acceptance now
- Second delivery- Check for queen acceptance
- Entrance Feeders - Not For Minnesota
- The Bees Are In And Ready To Be Picked Up - Second...
- Second Delivery - 3 lb Packages Pick Up Schedule
- First delivery - done
- The Bees Are In - 2 lb Packages Only On This Delivery
- Package Bee Pick up Schedule April 11th.
- How to install package bees
-
▼
April
(14)
About Me
- Jim
- Stillwater, Minnesota
- I have kept bees for 28 years and run 25 colonies. We have changed our business name to Bees and Honey LLC. We are still selling honey at our Stillwater location. Honey fills (still in Stillwater) anytime but please call