Subject: Wintering Bees in SA

    
Bee Winter is here
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Winter is here! 

Got your plan for winter? 
With cold days and colder nights bees should be kept out of valleys or low lying areas and moved up hills or out into clearings to avoid black frost and extended cold exposure. 

Also point your hive entrances to face the sun rise in the East and move bees into sunny areas and avoid shade where possible. If you expect below freezing temperatures this is especially useful.

You may want to feed your bees if they are low in stored honey reserves. We have entrance feeders and feeder frames which can be used to feed the bees when there is low nectar flows and cold weather that the bees can not fly to forage. Especially when temperatures are below 12 degrees Celsius. 

What about winter crops? 
  • Cosmos is helpful in parts of the country 
  • Coming soon is the Aloes! They are the best indigenous source of pollen in South Africa. 
  • Some blue gums flower late at this time of year. 
  • Plant Lavender Fine on fixed sites to improve winter nectar foraging with a ratio of 2 hives per hectare being optimal. *Any amount of winter crop is useful however. 
When is the next Mead Course? Who should come?

The next Mead Making / Honey wine course is on 11 June & 18 June!
  • Wine lovers 
  • Honey lovers
  • Tinkerers looking for a new hobby
  • Couples looking for an activity to do together
  • Handmade craftsman 
  • Artisan brewers 
  • You...Make MEAD this winter!
  • Course fee of R1800 includes R900 worth of equipment to take away & all the ingredients to make 20L of your own honey wine!
Savour and enjoy 20 liters of your personal honey wine with loved ones this winter warm in front of the fire or around the braai in the cold winter nights! 

**Valued @ R2000!**

Our next Easy Buzzing Bee Course is Saturday June 25 in Midrand @ 8am. 
      
For anyone who is about to start beekeeping here's some things to consider:
  • It's really awesome working with bees
  • It's scary working with bees
  • But it's honestly amazing! 
  • Care for them and they provide honey, wax and other products of the hive
  • A starter kit is about R3315 all-in! Discounted from R3600!
  • A bee course is R850
  • You kuier lekker met die Bye! 
So treat your hubby, loved one or friend with a beekeeping gift today!
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Got a farm and growing crops? Bees can pollinate your crops and usually contribute to more than 50% of the pollination of most crops over and above that of butterflies and flies. 

We will be posting to FaceBook the actual pollination effects bees will have on crops in South Africa and elsewhere over the next week. Be sure to visit our FaceBook page for that info.  

Here's a challenge: Which crop enjoys 300% increase in yields when 2x hives per hectare are utilised when flowering takes place? 
Queen bee in hive
Can you spot her? The queen bee [above] is the only fertile female in the Scutellata colony and therefore the only bee that can properly lay eggs of either male or female workers.
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   Over the course of the next 6 weeks 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!
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 edges closer make preparations for 

Consider moving your bees from gullies and low lying areas to higher ground and into sunny spots so they can have some warmth during the day. 

For really cold areas, consider insulation and feeding your bees. We use feeding frames and entrance feeders to help with this. Both are available from the Bee WARE shop.  

Northern Hemisphere:
Focus on preparing for the coming spring season. 

Plot and plan your harvesting cycle for the coming season. 

Ensure you have sites with permission from farmers/landowners to place your bees on if you don't keep bees on your own property.

You may also want to plant bee friendly flowers like sweet basil, lavender fine, rosemary and borage. All of which can also be used in cooking...

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