Getting ready for winter
Hello
Hope everyone has been well. My first season keeping bees was a bit nerve racking without the help on a mentor being able to come to my house but I think my hive is going to be fine. They’re looking strong, seemed to be on schedule with the drone removal, and frames are filled out with honey for the winter. I don’t plan on opening the hive until spring so let me know if I’m missing something important before it gets too cold. They were doing a bit of housecleaning today Oct 29 and seemed fine with temp in the 50s and rain. Attached a few pictures for you to enjoy.
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Taylor,
I hope you treated for varroa mites. I hope you have tested after treatment to make sure you varroa load is <1% ? The second thing is make sure have a windbreak. As far as drones I have seen drones in January. If the hive has plenty of stores they will allow drones. We do get warm days even in January. You can open the hives on warm days to check the bees and move frames as required add fondant if low on stores.The bee photos look good!