Newbattle Beekeepers Association

The Beekeeping Year - November

All monthly tasks depend on weather conditions

Most Beekeeping timetables are broadly similar to ours

Normally a quiet month in the Apiary. The temperatures have started to fall, the weather is getting wetter, colder and significantly more windy. A visit to the apiary will be reassuring.

Heft Hive

Hefting will reveal whether the brood chamber contains sufficient stores. The brood chamber and any supers if left in place need to be full of honey and pollen to feed the bees over the winter months.

Check Hives

An external check is all that is needed but double check that your hive is weathertight, stable and that the roof is weighted or strapped-down.