We are in SE Texas. New to beekeeping, have had 3 hives for a little over a 1/2 year now.
We have not harvested yet, but have some full deeps and then some.
Can you tell us... is there a formula, if you will, for knowing how much honey to leave for the hive overwinter so we don't need to feed
Is the rule of thumb to leave a certain % (of what they have thus far)?
...or
x # of full frames per hive?
Any help would be greatly appreciated as we want to leave enough for our hives.
Thank you~Bz
We have not harvested yet, but have some full deeps and then some.
Can you tell us... is there a formula, if you will, for knowing how much honey to leave for the hive overwinter so we don't need to feed
Is the rule of thumb to leave a certain % (of what they have thus far)?
...or
x # of full frames per hive?
Any help would be greatly appreciated as we want to leave enough for our hives.
Thank you~Bz