winter patties – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com Mon, 16 Mar 2020 20:05:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i2.wp.com/www.keepingbackyardbees.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 winter patties – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com 32 32 Methods for Feeding Honeybees in Winter https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/methods-for-feeding-honeybees-in-winterzbwz1801zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/methods-for-feeding-honeybees-in-winterzbwz1801zsau/#comments Sat, 27 Jan 2018 07:10:33 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3786 Sometimes it is necessary to feed honeybees through the winter, which can be accomplished by using one of several methods. That is the position we find ourselves in here on Five Feline Farm after two colonies have struggled through the fall with apparent robber bees. A colony of honeybees needs anywhere from 30 to 60 […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/methods-for-feeding-honeybees-in-winterzbwz1801zsau/feed/ 4 Winter Planning https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/winter-planning/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/winter-planning/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:48:45 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=732 It’s mid December and I find myself going in circles.  Checking dates that become available for surrounding bee schools and also watching weather reports so I can check my bee hives that I have out.  I feel that most of my hives are in good shape but needing warmer temperatures of at least 50 degrees in order to do […]

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