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Preparing Your Hive for Winter in the San Francisco Bay Area
Intro and Varroa Mite Management Overview
Intro to Preparing for Winter (1:57)
Varroa Mite Management Overview (9:18)
Varroa Mite Management of Small Hives (4:27)
Protection of the Hive & Supplying Water to Your Bees
Protecting the Hive from Ants, Yellow Jackets, Skunks, Robber Bees & More! (31:59)
How & Why to Supply Water to Your Bees (5:16)
Food Supply and How to Feed
How to Know if Your Hive Needs to be Feed & How to Feed (Small Hives Likely Need to be Fed) (25:23)
Doing a Short Hive Inspection
How to Do a Short Hive Inspection: Lecture (5:23)
Video of Instructor Doing a Short Hive Inspection (10:21)
Reducing Your Hive for Winter (Happens Around October 1st)
Why: Winter Bee Biology and Science (18:54)
The Nuts and Bolts of Reducing Your Hive Down in Size (16:28)
How Much Honey to Leave for Winter & Why Not to Leave Too Much (7:57)
How to Combine Hives Together (if you have a small hive) (4:56)
Storing Equipment, Preventing Mold Problems, and February Preview!
Preventing Mold Problems (even in dry winters) and Wet Winter Issues (3:28)
Storing Equipment over Winter & February Preview (7:12)
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Protecting the Hive from Ants, Yellow Jackets, Skunks, Robber Bees & More!
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