{"id":1656,"date":"2023-12-05T18:38:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T23:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beekeepingfornewbies.com\/?p=1656"},"modified":"2023-12-05T18:40:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T23:40:07","slug":"winterize-hives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beekeepingfornewbies.com\/winterize-hives\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Winterize Beehives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
What you do about winterizing beehives depends on your local climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winterize beehives by making sure they are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In this article, we discuss the details of winterizing bee hives. Remember that your local climate determines the extent to which this applies to you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Weather conditions, particularly temperature, impact bee activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As temperatures drop below 70\u00b0 F (21.1\u00b0 C), bee activity begins to curtail. The queen and drones stop flying first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With temps in the mid-to-low 50s F (10\u00b0 \u2013 12.9\u00b0 C), bees will cluster to stay warm. Also, workers will stop flying, and brood rearing ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With brood rearing ending, drones (male bees) whose sole purpose is mating have no role in the cold weather. They get evicted from the colony to reduce pressure on food resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn more!<\/strong> See our article about drones<\/a><\/strong> for more information.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Here’s a video of drones being evicted from one of our hives in the fall:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bees In Winter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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