Is our (Maine) season over?

[ralittlefield]

I have recorded the weights of my hives for the last 3 months. There has been no weight gain for the last three weeks. I still see a lot of activity at the entrances, and goldenrod is blooming, but it seems that no honey is being stored. Is the season over here already?

[Michael Palmer]

Yes, time to strip supers and slaughter varroa.

[camero7]

Still getting a flow from Japanese bamboo and goldenrod here.

[Andrew Dewey]

I'm going to pull supers next week. The recent heavy fog/rain refreshed the goldenrod and aster (and a few other things) and I want to give them as much time as I can. My customers like the tasty fall honey! I've got some mowing and yard maintenance (expanding a fence on one yard) and I think I'll tend to those things before pulling the honey. I'll get busy mowing my fields after the first killing frost. (2-3 weeks away?!)

(@Mike - I decided to try putting MAQS on just before EAS, so that I didn't "lose" that week) I probably should sample a few hives to make sure the MAQS did what it was supposed to. I've already made sure there was no queen mortality.