Late Spring Hive Management
June management tips and reminders:
- Learn to recognize eggs and brood in the various stages.
- Check your frames for brood ( eggs, uncapped larvae, capped pupae).
- Most frames should be about 2/3 filled with brood.
- The brood pattern should be solid, not a mix of capped and uncapped brood in the same area.
- Check for honey and pollen.
- Learn to recognize brood disease symptoms when your checking for your queen performance.
- The Integrated Pest Management Manual is a great source to help you identify colonies that are suffering from diseases and pests and how to approach treating colonies.
- Managing a colony of bees is complex and requires continued monitoring and assessment.
- Ensure your bees have adequate space before the main nectar flow begins.
- Add supers as required. Adequate space is one of the keys in swarm prevention.
- Have a great summer beekeeping summer.