Beekeeping In October, Should I Panic?! Beekeeping 101

Welcome to one of the most stressful months as a beekeeper...OCTOBER! Winter is coming fast which means we are making our last checks for the season before we close up the bees. But...in some of our colonies we are noticing that our hive numbers have cut almost in half! EEEKK!! Should I be alarmed?! Well, here are my thoughts on everything you will see during this month.

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