October Meeting with Honey Tasting, Stop Feeding and Winterize this Sunday
Our last meeting of the 2024 year will be Tuesday, October 29th at 6:30 pm at the Flathead County Health Department (second floor) in Kalispell. Please bring a small jar of your honey to participate in the tasting contest. We’ll cast votes and the winner will receive a prize!
Our last nice, warm day is this Sunday, 10/20. After that temperatures drop too low for bees to safely store nectar you give them. They cannot dehyrdate and cap honey below 55 degree days so it will grow deadly bacteria in the comb and give them dysentery. Sunday is the perfect day to remove top feeders, put on your extra super box above the bees filled with insulation of your choosing with an extra layer of sugar of your choosing. See our Helpful Info page for feeding options.
If you missed our September apiary visit meeting where we talked about winterizing, you may watch this video from a few years ago here