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*Late AUGUST and early September are VERY IMPORTANT  

In Eastern North Carolina, late August and early September  could be the most important months in the beekeepers calendar.  It’s the time when these tasks need to be completed to set your hives up to overwinter successfully:

1.  Test, Treat & Test again for Varroa Mites -  Make sure your varroa mite levels are near zero.  If you’re “mite-free”  by September 1, your bees will be healthy and raise very strong “over wintering bees” in late September & October.  These bees will have to live from November - February to maintain your colony numbers. 

2.  Equalize your Hives-  Take the time to move capped brood frames between all your hives to make sure they are all the same size & strength.  

3.  Determine the size of colony that your bees will overwinter in-  Do you need to feed your colony to build…

I start my mornings with a quiz from Alexa. I have learned all of the US Presidents from 1-47 in order by using this quiz. Unfortunately they have removed this quiz. They also have a human body quiz, State Capitol Quiz, but also a Beekeepers Quiz. So when you grab that first cup of coffee in the morning, "Say Hey Alexa start me a Beekeeping Quiz"

Stuart