Time To Feed The Bees

September 15, 2009
Time once again to start feeding the bees their sugar/water solution. It's our job to help the bees fatten up their winter stores. They need approximately 60 lbs. of honey to last the winter. Granted even this does not guarantee their survival...but we will do our part and give them a good head start, feeding right into October until they no longer take the solution. FEED, FEED, FEED!

Queen Bee

Some first time beekeepers make the mistake of releasing the queen from her cage. NEVER help release a queen. The bees and their queen must slowly become aquainted with each other so that the Queen becomes accepted into the hive. If after a few days, the queen hasn't been released, then and only then is it okay to remove the candy cork from her cage.