Time table in PA for nectar flow | Beesource Beekeeping Forums The dearth, again depending on if you have patches of goldenrod or late blooming crops around your hives, can happen from August onwards This is just my experience and can change from year to year and even across town You can expect to feed your hives syrup to get them ready for winter
regional beekeeping calendar - northeast alabama. july: summer dearth, brooding slows way down or stops, some pollen coming in here and there, water foraging, bearding august: same as july september: dearth continues until equinox or so, fall blooms begin toward the end of the month and nectar is available only if we get the rain to support it, fall brooding of winter bees
Regional beekeeping calendar - South Central WI. Zone 2b-- Jan to April-- cold dearth, no brood ( I assume) May-- brood starting still cool cold Mid May pussy willow bloom, Maple bloom, wild choke cherries, Saskatoon berries, pin cherries Drones cells are capped First splits can be done at the end of the month, June--Main dandelion bloom, ornamental trees bloom, fruit trees bloom, wild flower bloom Bees ramp up and swarm prevention
Bees on Queen Annes Lace Wild Carrot. Signal were in dearth? Local old man beekeeper sage told me years ago that bees on QAL was the final sign that we're in a dearth I had always taken this as established beekeeper lore but can't find reference to it Does anyone else use this as a reference and or have you heard this bit of advice?
should bees be fed during summer dearth? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums A dearth is one of the worst times to feed but also a time you may need to If you have to feed in a dearth take precautions against robbing OK -- re: precautions, would I need to do anything special? I'm using a 1 5 gal capacity frame feeder in the upper deep, so that shouldn't be accessible to robbers, should it?
How much food during the dearth? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums I did a hive check today, and found that the hives were dangerously dry I put a quart of food on all of them, which will probably only last a day or so I just got my order of 1 gallon buckets, and this brings up a question How much food does a single hive require to get through a
Ways to tell if queen not laying from dearth or bad mating? The reason a queen slows during a dearth is to conserve resources, if you feed they do not know there is a dearth and the queen continues to lay If you are not backfilled, and you feed but the queen does not lay well with reasonable time, then you have another problem
Summer dearth: Knowing when to feed - beesource. com Here in the Piedmont of NC we are beginning to be in the summer dearth, right in time for the solstice How much honey in pounds would a 60,000-strong colony need to survive well during the dearth? How much honey is in a typical brood frame (both sides included) with the corners filled will
Signs of a dearth - Beesource Beekeeping Forums We had a pretty good dearth this past August and I wasn't prepared and didn't realize it until I noticed some robbing when I did an inspection What are the first signs of a dearth I should look for , is it paying more attention to the weather ( very dry ) or are there signs inside the hive
Regional beekeeping calendar - Piedmont region of NC. January: cool dearth; light brooding usually starts mid-January February: Pollen nectar begin coming in from red maples; brooding really picks up March: Just a trickle of pollen and nectar mainly from dandelions, some sumac, Hembit, a few various clovers - less than february - most people