Hive Management: Feeding The Bees in Fall

Hive Management: Feeding The Bees in Fall

by | Oct 28, 2011 | Farm Blog, Honeybees

The ability of bees to obtain and store food is a function of weather, resource availability, and colony size.  The question is, if feral colonies can store enough food without a beekeeper ever feeding them, why do beekeepers feed bees?  Well, part of the answer is...