{"id":3629,"date":"2023-05-23T11:31:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T11:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tsbee.3qserver4.eu\/2023\/05\/23\/how-to-prepare-your-hives-for-winter-complete-checklist\/"},"modified":"2023-05-25T15:26:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:26:43","slug":"how-to-prepare-your-hives-for-winter-complete-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/en\/how-to-prepare-your-hives-for-winter-complete-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"How to prepare your hives for winter (Complete checklist)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3629\" class=\"elementor elementor-3629 elementor-943\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0ce929 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0ce929\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-993bd0d\" data-id=\"993bd0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699d545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"699d545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">Preparing your hives for winter could make the difference between a great spring liftoff and a poor start over, so it is very important to do it right.<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span title=\"\">The process depends on your location, however there are some things that are the same wherever you live.<\/span> <span class=\"\" title=\"\">Here is the complete checklist:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><span class=\"inline\"><strong>Harvest:<\/strong> T<span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">he last autumn harvest is highlighted by the priority to the hive<\/span>. <span class=\"\" title=\"\">We harvest only the excess honey and we leave enough for the beehive to survive over winder.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><span class=\"inline\"><strong>Pollen<\/strong>: <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">We transport the hives to of bees to pollen rich location in order stimulate new brood production.<\/span> <span class=\"\" title=\"\">The bees that will spawn by the end of autumn will take care of the beehive during winter, so they should be as young and strong as possible.<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pro tip: <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">For great results, you could use pollen traps, to collect pollen and use it for stimulating feeding, as described later in this article.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c57f40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c57f40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_internal_external_pollen_trap.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-946\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_internal_external_pollen_trap.jpg 934w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_internal_external_pollen_trap-600x229.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_internal_external_pollen_trap-64x24.jpg 64w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_internal_external_pollen_trap-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_internal_external_pollen_trap-768x294.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb5e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adb5e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><strong>Stimulating feeding:<\/strong> <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">In order to assist with the development of new brood production, we can add a small amount of syrup (150 &#8211; 200 ml) daily for 7 days.<\/span> <span title=\"\">This, together with the pollen, will greatly boost the production of new healthy brood.<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\">\u0395\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03ae: <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\"> In order to avoid opening the lid and add syrup daily, you can use the<\/span><\/span> (<strong>Triple Top Inner Feeder)<\/strong> with stimulating power tray (SKU: 950-0061) <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">so the bees will consume the syrup slowly<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8dfce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e8dfce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hives_feeding-1024x253.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-948\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hives_feeding-1024x253.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hives_feeding-600x148.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hives_feeding-64x16.jpg 64w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hives_feeding-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hives_feeding-768x190.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hives_feeding.jpg 1197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e468f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2e468f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">Consolidation<\/span><\/span>: <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">Tough decisions are made to kill queen bees and to combine hives.<\/span> <span title=\"\">It is preferable to have a few but strong bees, rather than too many, which perish during winter.<\/span> <span title=\"\">Large hives have the advantage of conserving consumption, successful overwintering, and advanced growth rate during the next spring.<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pro tip: <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">Alternatively, we could do <\/span><\/span> <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">a Condensing of hives, as described later in this article<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><strong>Varroa preventative treatment:<\/strong>: <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">Monitoring for Varroa, and threshold numbers, is essential to every bee keeper who cares about the well being of their hives. <\/span> <span class=\"\" title=\"\">According to an article by Phil Craft from beeculture.com, you should treat your bees during<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\">Spring \u2013 <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">treat if more than 1 mite per 100 bees<\/span><\/span><br \/><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">Late Summer<\/span><\/span>\u2013 early Fall \u2013 <span class=\"\" title=\"\">treat if more than four mites per 100<\/span><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"> <\/span><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">100 bees<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><strong><a name=\"Condensing_of_hives\"><\/a>Condensing of hives<\/strong>. <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">Remove the honeycombs that bees do not use with emphasis on the empty ones.<\/span> <span class=\"\" title=\"\">Of course we leave the ones that contain brood or food.<\/span> <span title=\"\">If we use a Technosetbee hive, we can also divide the hive into two sections, using a 2X5 Frame &#8211; Nucleus Development KIT and place two different colonies in one hive for the winter (SKU: 950-0026).<\/span> <span title=\"\">If one of the colonies is smaller than the other, you can use the Beehive with 6+3 frame KIT (SKU: 950-0011.63), which divides the hive in two uneven section, one of 6 frames and one of 3 frames.<\/span> <span title=\"\">You can even divide the hive into three sections, using the 3X3 Frame &#8211; Queen Development KIT and have three different colonies overwinter in one hive (SKU: 950-0025).<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Check the honey stores<\/strong>: <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">If your hives are too light, you need to start feeding your bees<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><strong>Insulation<\/strong>: <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">The beehive should be in a good Insulated environment so that it preserves the warm air and maintains a constant temperature conserving energy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb31e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acb31e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_advanced_ventilation_system_lid-1024x254.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-949\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_advanced_ventilation_system_lid-1024x254.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_advanced_ventilation_system_lid-600x149.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_advanced_ventilation_system_lid-64x16.jpg 64w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_advanced_ventilation_system_lid-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_advanced_ventilation_system_lid-768x190.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_advanced_ventilation_system_lid.jpg 1198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77792d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77792d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Ventilation<\/strong>: <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">Air should be able to come in through the bottom and out through the top.<\/span> <span title=\"\">Technosetbee hives you can use the Hive Cover Vented &#8211; Twin Wall Technology. <\/span> <span title=\"\"> Anti Varroa Bottom Board is also essential, in order to create a good hive ventilation.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9e69a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e9e69a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_advanced_ventilation_system_base-1024x256.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-950\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_advanced_ventilation_system_base-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_advanced_ventilation_system_base-600x150.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_advanced_ventilation_system_base-64x16.jpg 64w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_advanced_ventilation_system_base-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_advanced_ventilation_system_base-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_advanced_ventilation_system_base.jpg 1196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde3c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dde3c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><strong>Controlled entrance<\/strong>: <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">In the preparation for overwintering, we can place the winter doors that control the entrance and discourage mice and other small creatures who are looking for hiding places during winter.<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e019864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e019864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_controlled_entrance_doors-1024x255.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-951\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_controlled_entrance_doors-1024x255.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_controlled_entrance_doors-600x150.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_controlled_entrance_doors-64x16.jpg 64w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_controlled_entrance_doors-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_controlled_entrance_doors-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hive_controlled_entrance_doors.jpg 1195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7851b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7851b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pro tip: <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><strong>All Technsetbee hives <\/strong> <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">come with controlled entrance door that helps controlling access, especially during winter.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e00e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70e00e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hives_controlled_entrance-1024x315.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-952\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hives_controlled_entrance-1024x315.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hives_controlled_entrance-600x184.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hives_controlled_entrance-64x20.jpg 64w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hives_controlled_entrance-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hives_controlled_entrance-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hives_controlled_entrance-1536x472.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ts-bee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/technosetbee_bee_hives_controlled_entrance.jpg 1849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba8be7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ba8be7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Clean up:<\/strong> <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"el\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">\u0391\u03c6\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b2\u03bb\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b2\u03ac\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2.<\/span> <span class=\"\" title=\"\">Remove weedy vegetation from the base of the hive. 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