Winterizing Our Bees
Once the garden is put to bed, it is time to prtotect the bee hives from the colder months ahead. Our zone 5 area demands that the hives be protected, or take the risk of great losses. Even with protection, getting your bees through the winter is not an easy task.
It seems like every time you see an article on bees everything looks picture perfect. Clean white bee boxes, sitting in perfect rows amongst a field of wild flowers in bloom. The reality of a working bee yard however is quite different. I thought you might find it interesting to see what your average farm bee yard looks like.
For more informtion and pictures visit:
http://sensiblegardening.com/winterizing-bee-hives/
It seems like every time you see an article on bees everything looks picture perfect. Clean white bee boxes, sitting in perfect rows amongst a field of wild flowers in bloom. The reality of a working bee yard however is quite different. I thought you might find it interesting to see what your average farm bee yard looks like.
For more informtion and pictures visit:
http://sensiblegardening.com/winterizing-bee-hives/
Feeding bees a fall treat of sugar water.
Chris's bee shed where he keeps all his bee supplies. At least most of them.
Chris is working on cutting insulation board to wrap all the hives.
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Thanks for the info. Didn't even think about bees needing winterizing!
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I'm always interested in bees - I have flowering plants for most of the summer, just for them. Although most of the bees I get are native wild bees, not the domesticated honey bee, they're all fascinating.
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@Drought Smart Plants The bees thank you for sure:)
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