We will be sending you tips, articles and news about beekeeping that will help you to better understand the benefits of bees for all of us!Our recommended first steps are that you get hold of the blue book, Beekeeping in South Africa which is available on our website by mail order or if you collect in Centurion. Southern Hemisphere: As winter carries on everything is cold! The bees are not likely to fly out unless the weather is above 13 degrees Celsius.
Avoid opening hives often and during cold fronts as that breaks the propolis seal that keeps the hive air tight.
Work on getting apiary sites for the coming spring time by talking with farmers, friends and property owners to move bees to in the August.
Northern Hemisphere: Focus on preparing for harvest time. If you have had low rain and good spring flowers then look forward to a good honey harvest.
Using an extractor will mean you increase the efficiency of your apiary as the bees will very quickly take advantage of just refilling the honey comb on the super frames instead of having to rebuild the honeycomb from scratch before being able to fill it with nectar again.
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