Gregg Gochnour stopped by this evening to give the hives a check. It was quite exciting to learn from him while he was going over the hives. We talked about harvesting (can occur anytime honey is capped), when to begin feeding for the fall (start about Labor Day if needed), rotating boxes (wait till spring as they queen will move down and the bees will fill the top with honey from the fall nectar flow), and our great drone experiment with the education program at work (drones are fed by attendants). He complimented the OV hive for the beauty of the honey frames and suggested I consider entering one in the fair. We did find one varroa mite on a drone pupa in the OV hive but overall the bees are doing outstanding! It was a great experience to learn from Gregg.
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