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Ben Framed
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Problems In Winter Beekeeping
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December 24, 2022, 11:30:07 am »
What are some of the problems you have encountered in your winter beekeeping experiences and how do you, or did you, fix the same?
Examples: Dead outs, Skunks, Hungry Bear, Low Stores, Moisture, Knocked over Hives etc...
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December 24, 2022, 11:39:43 am »
Both moisture and ice can be a problem here. I found that a few lbs of dry sugar on the inner cover not only absorbed a lot of the moisture but doubled as emergency food.
For both snow and ice I use a piece of plywood at an angle to keep the entrance open. An A-frame kind of thing. The ice is bad because it seals everything up and takes much longer to melt off than just snow.
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All right I?m
In south Florida and my bees fly year round except for today. 30 degrees hit us and I saw not one bee come out of the box. Two more days of sub 50 weather May keep these girls inside.
I was gonna ask what a pop up cold spell does to bees that enjoy this southern Florida weather all year round?
Hopefully they are in there keeping warm
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