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Max’s Minute 2022-02-05

February 8, 2022 by admin

The Bees: The queen is surrounded by thousand of her workers. She is in the midst of their winter cluster. There is little activity except on a warm day (about 45-50 degrees) when the workers will take the opportunity to make cleansing flights. The bees will consume about 25 pounds of stored honey this month.
The Beekeeper: Little work is required from you in the hives. If there is heavy snow, clear entrance for proper ventilation. This is a great time to catch up on your bee reading, and build/repair equipment for next season.

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Max’s Minute 2021-01-11

January 11, 2022 by admin

BeeKeepers Year: January (from Minnesota BeeKeepers Assoc.)

The Bees: The queen is surrounded by thousand of her workers. She is in the midst of their winter cluster. There is little activity except on a warm day (about 45-50 degrees) when the workers will take the opportunity to make cleansing flights. The bees will consume about 25 pounds of stored honey this month.

The Beekeeper: Little work is required from you at the hives. If there is heavy snow, clear entrance for proper ventilation. This is a great time to catch up on your bee reading, and build/repair equipment for next season.

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Max’s Minute 2021-12-12

December 12, 2021 by admin

BeeKeepers Year: December
The Bees – The bees are in a tight cluster. No peeking.
The Beekeeper – There’s nothing you can do with the bees, except clear out the entrance of dead bees. Read a good book on beekeeping, and enjoy the holidays!

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DCBC Minutes 10-26-2021

November 5, 2021 by admin

DCBC Minutes 10-26-2021

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DCBC Minutes 09-28-2021

November 5, 2021 by admin

DCBC Minutes 09-28-2021

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Max’s Minute 2021-10-15

October 15, 2021 by admin

While recent temperatures may not feel like it, Fall is here and there several things you should be doing to help your bees. If you haven’t done so already,test and treat for Varroa Mites. They are in your hive and treating them is the best way to help your colony(s) survive the winter. Once your treatment is complete, it’s time to “fatten” your bees and build protein. Feeding heavy syrup (sugar and water 2:1) is the easiest way to promote fattening. Once you begin feeding, watch the levels. We’re hearing from members that bees are aggressively eating syrup. Lastly, don’t forget to put a mouse guard on your entrance. As we start to experience cooler nights, mice will look for warm nesting sites.

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Max’s Minute 2021-09-28

September 28, 2021 by admin

OCTOBER AND THE BEEKEEPER: The goal is to have the bees fill the upper brood chamber during the fall flow, forcing the queen down into the bottom brood chamber. If you do not have enough room, the bees will fill the upper AND lower brood chambers with honey and deprive the colony of space for brood rearing. If this happens, instead of having lots of young bees for the winter, you will have lots of older bees, and the colony will not successfully winter. Always err on the side of too much room, rather than too little.

Prepare your hives for winter. A wind break should be considered. Entrance cleats should be placed in the front opening, along with a mouse guard, to restrict mice from entering the hive. A word about bees and winter. A large, healthy hive will not die from cold weather. They stay warm by clustering in the hive. They keep each other warm. The temperature in the hive is only warm within the cluster. They do not warm the entire inside of their hive, only the cluster. They can survive extreme cold weather. But, moisture can develop within the hive as bees do give off moisture like we do. If this moisture gathers above them, it can drip onto the cluster. This is what can kill bees during the winter. They are much like us. We can be cold and get by. But, we cannot stay alive long if we become wet and cold. Bees can get wet in the summer and it is not a problem. But you must prevent your hive from becoming cold and wet from condensation developing within the hive.

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DCBC Minutes 08-24-2021

September 14, 2021 by admin

DCBC Minutes 08-24-2021

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Max’s Minute 2021-08-24

August 13, 2021 by admin

Door County Beekeepers Club Meeting
August 24th, 2021

5:15 pm – Hive Dive – Weather permitting, we will open up the hive at Crossroads and do a mite check.
6:30 p.m. – Meeting – Collins Learning Center at Crossroads

Honey harvest is either done or going to be done soon, time to start thinking about raising fat bees for the long winter ahead.

Speaker: Max Martin and Seasoned club beekeepers
• fat bees!! • Mite control • Strong Queens • Pollen storages • Honey storages • Wrapping hives • Polystyrene tops • Mouse guards • Ventilation • Screened bottoms

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DCBC Minutes 07-27-2021

August 10, 2021 by admin

DCBC Minutes 07-27-2021

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