Prepare for overwintering
Keep Bees Alive by Michigan State University
Feeding Your Bees
Candy Board – Apple Lady Craig
Keeping Bees Snug
Candy Boards can provide both food as well as moisture control helping keep your bees snug.
Food & Moisture Control
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, 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.
Read some good beekeeping books.
