Winter is coming … maybe. You never quite know until it hits! But over the next month, we should begin to see some cooling just about everywhere. Here are a few common winter preparation practices when it comes to the exteriors of our hives.
Unfortunately, not controlling Varroa will spread Varroa to your other hives and often all the hives within a few miles of your own bees. There are always some beekeepers who say they’ve never treated for mites and their hives do fine. However, that is certainly not the norm.
