This is Part 1 of an interview with respected subarctic beekeeper, Steven George. Steven has been overwintering his honey bees in our subarctic environment and our harsh climate for many years with great success. Hear how he prepares his bees, encourages late season egg laying, winters his bees and keeps them alive through the spring.
A Subarctic Beekeeper: My bees survived winter. Now what do I do?
Late March: Moving bee hives out of the bee barn. Outside temps still freezing.
Early March: Hive checks and adding fees
A Subarctic Beekeeper: Late January 2024, heading to -47F
A Subarctic Beekeeper: Summer 2023 and now it’s winter again.
January Checks of the Hives in the Bee Barn
Beekeeping in a Subarctic drought
Feeding The Bees: Pre and Post Nectar Flow 2022
A Subartic Beekeeper: May and the snow is still here, feeding the bees, visit from National Honey Bee Survey
A Subarctic Beekeeper -Doing a necropsy on a winter dead out
A Subarctic Beekeeper: Why Hives Lose Warmth in Winter - Thermodynamics Part 2
A Subarctic Beekeeper:Building Hive Pod & Some Thermodynamics 0322
A Subarctic Beekeeper: Late February no cleansing flights since October and adding pollen patty for spring survival
A Subarctic Beekeeper: Mid February Colony Checks - Opening the Lids
A Subarctic Beekeeper: February sound check of bees in the bee barn
A Subarctic Beekeeper: December hive checks outside temps down to -40 F below
A Subarctic Beekeeper: Late mid October - Bees in the Bee Barn
A Subarctic Arctic Beekeeper: Start of October More Sugar Boards and More Mites
A Subarctic Beekeeper: Late September II -Pivoting
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