I took almost 20 gallons of honey this year. Way more than I need. I always seem to have more bees than I want, but bees make more bees, so what?chya gonna do?
I seem to get a little lazier every year. This year, I left one excluder on, on purpose. It?s not that I don?t give a frass. I really think my winters are mild enough that it may not matter. Christmas Eve, no fire, all the windows were open. Looks like a repeat tonight. We will see some cold, but it?s so inconsistent between 30 and 70F, maybe it doesn?t matter here. My bees fly 50-70% of the winter.
Anyway, back in the fall I moved the bees out of the middle of the back yard, and put them in the tree line, mostly shade.
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