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Last year was a tough year and my hives struggled with poor queens and drought. I didn't get any surplus honey, instead taking honey from the few producing hives to provide winter food for the poor producing hives.
This year, I have had much better luck with queens. Plus, we have had a wet Spring and relatively wet Summer. Accordingly, I thought my hives would be producing a beacoup honey crop.
Unfortunately, none of my hives have much of a surplus here in mid-August, and about half will need to be fed to get through Winter. Maybe there will be a strong Fall flow to save things near the wire, but I think that would be unusual for this area. I am not sure why the low honey production, but there it is.
How are other Denver area beeks doing with their honey production?
--shinbone
This year, I have had much better luck with queens. Plus, we have had a wet Spring and relatively wet Summer. Accordingly, I thought my hives would be producing a beacoup honey crop.
Unfortunately, none of my hives have much of a surplus here in mid-August, and about half will need to be fed to get through Winter. Maybe there will be a strong Fall flow to save things near the wire, but I think that would be unusual for this area. I am not sure why the low honey production, but there it is.
How are other Denver area beeks doing with their honey production?
--shinbone