Hello everyone.
I am in CT and proud to say have had a great winter survival. All my hives have shims at the top, that is how I have been feeding them, apart from that haven’t opened the hives yet. I hope everyone agrees this has been a warm year. Temperature here fluctuates in 40s and 50s some days are very windy; we have had some upper 60 days also. My bees have been bringing lot pollen every chance they get.
I like to know when is the good time (temperature wise) to open the hives, move them to the lower brood box and do the first winter cleanup, are they still under winter cluster? Nighttime still in 30s, I hate to disturb them if I don’t need to or get there too late?
Thank you
DP
I am in CT and proud to say have had a great winter survival. All my hives have shims at the top, that is how I have been feeding them, apart from that haven’t opened the hives yet. I hope everyone agrees this has been a warm year. Temperature here fluctuates in 40s and 50s some days are very windy; we have had some upper 60 days also. My bees have been bringing lot pollen every chance they get.
I like to know when is the good time (temperature wise) to open the hives, move them to the lower brood box and do the first winter cleanup, are they still under winter cluster? Nighttime still in 30s, I hate to disturb them if I don’t need to or get there too late?
Thank you
DP