COLD Winter Survival Poll

[tileguy]

Just wondering
T.G.

[Chef Isaac]

I am not sure what you mean by your question. Can you restate the question?

[Aram]

Other (read :neither)

[alpha6]

Feed patties starting in Sept. Feed 2:1 if not enough honey stores. Place hives out of wind and where they get the most from the sun in the winter. Top entrance. If the queen is two years old re-queen early fall, otherwise she goes into the next year.

I don't understand the poll...but maybe its just me.

[tileguy]

Sorry, maybe its just me too..? Not sure if I worded it right. Im just wondering what cold weather beeks use, do, to help their survival rate. Im just trying to get a jump on the next winter to see if I can over winter my girls. Not sure if I need to requeen and make smaller colonies. Ive already learned so much here and just trying to learn more....
Sorry again for any confusion guys and gals.
T.G.

[IndianaHoney]

Treatment, until I get them regressed to smallcell. Re-queen in the summer, my hives should aways have a young queen going into winter. It gives you a better chance of survival, and better build up in the spring. I want my queens to be 1 year old or less. Wrap with tarpaper. Entrance reducer, and any rotted equipment replaced.

As for nucs: I make all nucs in early July giving them a queencell. Feed from mid August to Oct. Entrance reducer, wrap in tar paper, and give them a candy board with a pollen patty before December.

Also, Apiguard in mid August through mid Sept.

I might also mention that there are two commercial beeks with more than 2000 hives here in Indiana. Both of them requeen every year.