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January 2012 – The Beekeepers Calendar
Bee Hives in Snow - Maine There are lots of great things for the Maine Beekeeper to do to keep cabin fever at bay during these snow months. For instance: Assemble and repair beekeeping equipment....
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March 2012- The Beekeepers Calendar
Pollen Patty; image from beavercreekbees.blogspot.com Check colony conditions. If honey reserves are low, feed candy or dry sugar. Colonies that consume feed should be monitored and fed as needed. Feed...
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April 2012 – The Beekeepers Calendar
Spraying a Package of Bees with Sugar Water Monitor food reserves. Feed medicated (Fumagilin-B) light syrup (1:1) to hives low on stores. Scrape bottom boards and check the brood pattern on a mild day....
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May 2012 – The Beekeepers Calendar
Honey Bees Coming in for a Landing Inspect the brood pattern at the beginning of dandelion bloom. Check the queen’s performance, symptoms of brood disease and Varroa. Reverse brood chambers if bees are...
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June 2012 – The Beekeepers Calendar
Bee-Friendly Garden (Seen in London) → Remove mite treatments and antibiotics (see labels). → Add supers to hives as needed. → Manage for swarm prevention via equalizing hives, making splits/ nucs or...
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July 2012 – The Beekeepers Calendar
Booming Hives in Southern Maine – June 2012 → Add supers as needed. → Remove entrance reducers. → Harvest honey at the end of July or when the honey flow slows. → Place an empty super on hives that...
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August 2012 – The Beekeepers Calendar
J. Hildreth – President of the Cumberland County Beekeepers Association with a spectacular frame of honey → Harvest honey the 1st week of August if not done in July. → Super hives during goldenrod...
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HopGuard Recieves Section 18 Emergency Exemption in Maine
HopGuard Application Maine State Apiarist Tony Jadczak reports that he received word of EPA approval today for a “Section 18 Emergency Exemption” in Maine for the use of HopGuard. He notes that only 3...
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September 2012 – Beekeepers Calendar
Open Hive Summer 2012 → Register for the Maine Beekeepers Annual Meeting and Conference taking place on Saturday, October 13, 2012 → Harvest fall honey crop and remove supers around September 10-20. →...
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