Getting Ready For Winter

Hi Everyone,

I know I haven't posted for a while, but to be honest it has been pretty quiet recently.

The weather is getting colder and the leaves are changing color and the bees are mostly staying in the hive.

There have been a couple of sun breaks and the bees do seem to come out then, but most days the hive is pretty quiet.

I have been feeding periodically to make sure they get enough to eat in preparation for winter.

The yellow jackets have also dwindled considerable, though I still see a few every time I go to look at the hive.

I put on the entrance reducer to keep the drafts out and I also got a couple of corks that I plan to use to plug the vent holes into the hive once it starts to really get cold.

So far it has been a great first season as a beekeeper. I learned a lot and had a lot of fun. I'm eager to moving the hive to my in-laws place in the winter (they have some land with lots of blackberries and fruit trees).

I'll post again if anything exciting happens.