How-To Presentations
Building Swarm Traps – This is a slide presentation helpful for those thinking about the swarm trap process presented at a 2020 FVB meeting. This does not have the accompanying video of Angela presenting, so if the slide text need more clarification please feel free to ask questions on the comment section below!
Bear Fencing USDA Presentation – Chrissy Lambert from our local Flathead USDA gave a presentation to our club, February 2024. The local extension offers cost sharing on 50% of your fencing costs, along with customized design and implementation to help you. She can be contacted at [email protected]
Winter Feed Options –
- Sugar – Optional if low on honey or for security – No Syrup!
- Mountain Camp method – Newspaper with cuts on top bars, 10 pounds of dry sugar
- Candy Board – 1 x 4 inch Frame filled with dry sugar than sprayed with enough water to harden
- Fondant Patties
- Protein
- Winter Patties – lower protein $17.50 10 lbs at BetterBee.com
- Pollen Patties – Spring higher protein
- Crabby Patties – From Bee nutritionist Dr. Dale Hill of The Hive and the Honey Bee
- Mix 4.5 lbs sugar, 1/2 lbs pollen substitute powder, 7 oz warm water (90% sugar : 10% protein)
- Place in 1-gallon Ziploc baggies with 2 pieces of wood ¾” x ¾” x 3”. The wood lays perpendicular to the bars to keep it from collapsing completely down on the bees.
- Cut a few slits between wood pieces and set cut side down on top bars then put insulation above it to fill in whatever shim box or medium super you placed above the bees to make room
- Increase to 70% Sugar: 30% pollen sub beginning of March on till first pollen flow
