Fall into Winter
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It appears that we are actually having a Fall season this year compared to years past. Now is when you want to make sure your hives have enough stores to get through winter. If not, you want to be feeding them 2:1 sugar water, preferably from inside the hive. Feeding inside, will help prevent robbing. You can also help protect your hives from robbing with robbing/moving screens, which we offer in 10-frame, 8-frame and 5-frame.
Now is a good time to get your quilt/feeder boxes installed to help insulate the top of your hives to eliminate condensation inside the hives when it is cold outside. The quilt/feeder boxes also work great for topping off your hives with 2:1 sugar water using quart jars that fit perfectly inside the quilt/feeder box. As it continues to get cold, you will want to make sure your candy boards are ready to install so that your colony won't starve in the late winter/early spring when they have used up their resources in the hive and still have some cold weather to endure before the spring nectar flow starts. Candy boards are "cheap insurance" to make sure your colony survives. |
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COVID-19 NOTICE
Several clubs in the Richmond area are starting to resume their monthly meetings.
You can see where we will be here.
We know some are still hesitant to gather in large groups, and you are welcome
to come to our homes to pick up equipment with an appointment.
Please call us to schedule a pickup or meeting to get your equipment.
The bees don't know about COVID-19 and are still going strong!!
You can see where we will be here.
We know some are still hesitant to gather in large groups, and you are welcome
to come to our homes to pick up equipment with an appointment.
Please call us to schedule a pickup or meeting to get your equipment.
The bees don't know about COVID-19 and are still going strong!!
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Doug Anderson
804-501-8266 Goochland |
Keith White
804-690-9904 Powhatan |
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Honey and the Hive is a mobile beekeeping supply company in the greater Richmond, VA area. We are a distributor of quality beekeeping supplies and custom woodenware, such as quilt boxes, candy boards, long langs, top bar hives and more.
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We try to bring the trailer to as many local club meetings as possible to make it convenient for you to get your beekeeping supplies. Check out our schedule to see where we will be next. If you can't make one of these meetings, or need something sooner, just let us know.
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