An Overwinter Procedure for Honeybees

When winter settles over your beehive home, the pace of life in the hive slows to a crawl. The surviving workers cluster together around the queen and gently buzz their muscles to maintain a safe internal temperature. The hive burns through its honey reserves and prepares for spring. Step 1: Keep the Hive Fed In order for the hive to survive the winter, the number of filled surplus honeycomb cells…