Winter Beekeeping

Prepare for overwintering

Keep Bees Alive by Michigan State University

Feeding Your Bees

Preparing food for your bees

Recipes

Keeping Bees Snug

Candy Boards can provide both food as well as moisture control helping keep your bees snug. 

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  • Other considerations:
  • Check your colony’s level of candy wealth and replenish when needed.
  • If you are planning on purchasing bees for 2019, the time is now. Some are already sold
    out for spring orders.
  • Beginning planning your location/s for your new hives or expanding apiary.
  • Build and paint boxes, and assemble frames.
  • Browse through the many beekeeping catalogs. Many vendors will have a
    table/booth at SWOBA school in March and you can pick up orders there to save shipping.