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Avoid these beginner beekeeper mistakes to keep bees alive in winter
Avoid these beginner beekeeper mistakes to keep bees alive in winter
by Bespoke Bee Supply December 10, 2018
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s cold! This time of year, our fellow beekeepers often ask us how to keep bees alive in winter. The good news is honeybees have adapted to stay alive even through freezing weather! The bad news is sometimes beginner beekeepers make mistakes with winter beekeeping that could hurt or even kill their colony.
The fact that you’re reading this blog post is an excellent sign for your bees’ health! Winter is the perfect time to learn more about beekeeping.
Yet especially if this is your first winter beekeeping, you may inadvertently harm your bees when you’re trying to protect them. Don’t make these beekeeping mistakes. Read on to learn how to properly set up your bees to survive the winter.
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Encourage Your Bees to Build Comb Faster
Encourage Your Bees to Build Comb Faster
Getting bees to build comb faster is a common goal of beekeepers. A lot of factors are involved in the rate of wax building. A major goal of managing or keeping honey bees, is to help the colony become established and ready for Winter. For this to happen, we need to ensure that the bees have what they need to get the job done.
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