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Beekeeping in Northern Climates <br />FALL MANAGEMENT <br />Fall management is important in preparing the colonies for successful overwintering. Remove any supers <br />E\WKHHQGRI$XJXVWWKHEHHVZLOOXVHDQ\VXEVHTXHQWKRQH\WKH\SURGXFHWREXONXSIRUZLQWHU5HPRYLQJ <br />supers in August allows for mite treatments to be applied in late August or early September, as needed. <br />:KHWKHURUQRW\RXZLOOQHHGWRIHHG\RXUFRORQ\V\UXSLQWKHIDOOGHSHQGVRQPXOWLSOHIDFWRUVLQFOXGLQJKRZ <br />ODUJHWKHLUIRUDJLQJSRSXODWLRQZDVGXULQJVXPPHUQHFWDUÀRZVDQGZKDWIRRGUHVRXUFHVZHUHDYDLODEOHWR <br />WKHP$VVHVVFRORQ\ZHLJKWLQPLG6HSWHPEHUHDFKFRORQ\ZLOOQHHGDWPLQLPXPOERIKRQH\VWRUHGWRJHW <br />through winter. <br />Beekeeping in Northern Climates <br />Beware of Robbers <br />Biology <br />Box <br />Robbing is the behavior of bees when they steal honey from other colonies. <br />*HQHUDOO\IRUDJHUEHHVIURPVWURQJFRORQLHVIRUFHWKHLUZD\LQWRZHDNHU <br />colonies and steal their honey. Robbing behavior occurs most frequently when <br />WKHUHDUHQRÀRZHUVSURGXFLQJQHFWDULQWKHHQYLURQPHQWFDOOHGDGHDUWK <br />SHULRG)DOOLVWKHWLPHWKDWFRORQLHVDUHDWWKHELJJHVWULVNRIEHLQJUREEHG <br />2QFHUREELQJVWDUWVLWLVGLI¿FXOWWRVWRSWKHEHHV,WLVDZIXODQGVWUHVVIXOIRU <br />WKHEHHVDQGWKHEHHNHHSHU <br />,W<br />VDJRRGLGHDWROHDUQWRLGHQWLI\GLIIHUHQWDFWLYLWLHVWKDWWDNHSODFHLQIURQWRIWKHKLYHVRWKDW\RX <br />FDQUHFRJQL]HUREELQJZKHQLWKDSSHQV7KHUHDUHWKUHHPDLQDFWLYLWLHVIRUDJLQJRULHQWDWLRQÀLJKWV <br />and robbing. <br />)RUDJLQJEHHVFDQEHLGHQWL¿HGE\WKHLUSXUSRVHIXO]LSSLQJLQDQGRXWRIWKHKLYH:KHQWKH\OHDYH <br />WKHKLYHWKH\À\XSZDUGVOLNHVSDUNVEHIRUHWKH\PRYHRXWLQWRWKHODQGVFDSH%HFDXVHWKH\NQRZ <br />H[DFWO\ZKHUHWKHLUKLYHHQWUDQFHLVWKH\DOZD\VÀ\GLUHFWO\WRWKHHQWUDQFH2IWHQ\RXZLOOVHH <br />FRORUIXOSROOHQORDGVVHFXUHGRQWKHEDFNOHJVRIWKHIRUDJHUVDVWKH\UHWXUQ <br />2ULHQWDWLRQÀLJKWVDUHZKHQ\RXQJEHHVDUHRULHQWLQJWKHPVHOYHVWRWKHFRORQ\EHIRUHJRLQJRXW <br />IRUDJLQJIRUWKH¿UVWWLPH,I\RXORRNFORVHO\\RXZLOOQRWLFHWKDWWKHQHZIRUDJHUVDUHIDFLQJWKHFRORQ\ <br />DQGÀ\LQJEDFNDQGIRUWKLQVPDOODUFVOHDUQLQJWKHODQGPDUNVRIWKHLUSDUWLFXODUKRPH<RXZLOODOVR <br />QRWLFHROGHUEHHVVWDQGLQJRQWKHODQGLQJERDUGSURGXFLQJWKH1DVRQRYSKHURPRQHZKLFKWHOOVWKH <br />RULHQWLQJEHHVWKDWWKLVLVKRPH7KLVEHKDYLRULVQRWLFHDEOHGLUHFWO\DIWHUKLYLQJDFRORQ\PRYLQJD <br />colony, or during midsummer when the colony population is at its height. <br /><RXFDQUHFRJQL]HUREEHUVE\WKHLUVKLQ\KDLUOHVVERGLHV IURP¿JKWLQJ DQGWKHLUDJJUHVVLYHZD\ <br />RIGDUWLQJWRZDUGDFRORQ\5REEHUEHHVDUHORRNLQJIRUFUDFNVRURSHQLQJVE\VFHQWWKH\DUHQRW <br />RULHQWHGWRWKHKLYHHQWUDQFHOLNHWKHZRUNHUEHHVWKDWDFWXDOO\OLYHWKHUH <br />%HFDXVHLWWDNHVWLPHWRUHFRJQL]HWKHVHGLIIHUHQWEHKDYLRUVZDWFKIRUEHHV¿JKWLQJ WZREHHVORFNHG <br />WRJHWKHUWZLUOLQJLQIURQWRIWKHFRORQ\ )LJKWLQJLQGLFDWHVWKDW\RXUEHHVDUHLQIDFWEHLQJWKUHDWHQHG <br />by robbers. <br />There are a few ways you can help protect the colony from robbing. The main way is to reduce the <br />QXPEHUDQGVL]HRIWKHFRORQ\HQWUDQFH V 5REELQJEHHV¿JKWZLWKWKHUHVLGHQWEHHVDWWKHHQWUDQFHV <br />of the colony; decreasing the space the robbers can enter increases the ability of the robbed colony to <br />GHIHQGLWVHOI&RUNDOOKROHVLQWKHER[HVDQGSODFHWKHHQWUDQFHUHGXFHURQWKHODUJHKROHWROLPLWWKH <br />VL]HRIWKHERWWRPHQWUDQFH5REELQJEHHVDWWHPSWWRÀ\GLUHFWO\LQWRWKHFRORQ\XVLQJDZLUHPHVK <br />DFURVVWKHIURQWRIWKHHQWUDQFHFDOOHGD³UREELQJVFUHHQ´ )LJXUH UHGXFHVWKHDELOLW\RIUREEHUVWR <br />À\LQZKLOHVWLOODOORZLQJIRUDLUÀRZ,IUREELQJLVDFWLYHO\RFFXUULQJDQGWKHRWKHUPHWKRGVGRQ¶WDSSHDU <br />to be helping, place a damp sheet completely over the colony and all of the entrances. Leave the <br />VKHHWXQWLOGDUNDQGFRQVLGHUPRYLQJWKHFRORQ\WRDQHZORFDWLRQ <br />5REELQJLVDODUJHULVVXHLQORFDWLRQVZLWKDKLJKFRORQ\GHQVLW\<RXPD\QHYHUVHHEHHVUREELQJEXW <br />be aware of the signs to be able to act.