This is only my second season of beekeeping, and I don't want to repeat the mistakes I made last Winter.
I know Winter seems a long way off, but I want to make sure I leave plenty of stores for the bees.
I am on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. My hives are all 10 Frame and bees are Italians.
I am hoping to go down to a single box for the Winter and hope to avoid feeding syrup if possible.
I would appreciate any advice from others doing similarly as to how much stores to leave and when to shutdown.