In general, what’s going on during the month of November/December? The bees are in their wintertime mode. A small amount of brood may exist in early November and the queen has stopped laying. Only a few days will be warm enough for the bees to conduct a futile search for flowers. As the temperature falls the bees will be forced to form a tight ball or cluster to remain warm. The cluster will cover several adjacent frames filled with honey among the brood frames. The bees will gradually move in the direction of the stored honey as it is consumed to keep warm. Hives without mouse guards provide mice with an opportunity to move into hives where the bees are tightly clustered. The bees cannot
Apple Grove Beekeepers Association meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Meetings start at 7:00 pm and last approximately 2 hours. NEXT MEETING: NOVEMBER 17, 2020, 7PM.
Location
5052 Cross County Rd
Mineral, VA 23024
@ the Central Virginia Assembly of God
Club Officers
President: Slade Hart - (804) 690-8436
Vice President: Jill Kelly - (804) 310-5380
Secretary: Linda Carpenter - (804) 347-3084
Treasurer: John Beers - (804) 205-4403
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