What are the Bees up to this month
Bee Activity
In October the workers kick the Drones out of the hive as they prepare for winter. They will search for food with little success on the warmer days
Honeybees do not hibernate. They exercise their wing muscles without moving their wings which generates a lot of heat. This keeps the small amount of brood warm and keeps their honey from freezing
The queens activity
What the beekeepers are doing
What the beekeepers are doing
The queen has started to slow her egg laying to reduce the colony size as they go into the fall and winter months.
What the beekeepers are doing
What the beekeepers are doing
What the beekeepers are doing
October is a time we prepare the hives for winter. To help them keep warm and consume less of their honey stores, we place some insulation on the top of the hives and wrap them in a black box to help block the wind and warm the hives a degree or two.
