Beekeeping 10 Insane Tricks & Tips For September

Beekeeping changes drastically in late summer and early fall. It's time to stop making mistakes, and get it right. Join me in my 10 part series on getting your bees ready for winter.

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Plan ahead for spring. Feed your bees in the spring by using my Feeding board known as the Burns Bees Feeder. Safely feed your bees from the top. Great way to help you build up your bees of winter physiology. Check it out:
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[geraltofrivia]

I really like the idea of a community feeder but im very concerned about it as a transmission factor for disease. As you say at the start you could be feeding your neighbours bees. If your neighbours bees have foulbrood, now do all your hives.

[MERRLINN]

I use a regular feeding jar with rhe tiny holes in the lid. I have bees at my front door in the morning flying around waiting for me to bring the sugar water out. Its so funny

[UserFormelyKnownAs_hjkh]

Ive found sticks will eventually sink. If you have lava rocks they work great to keep bees from drowning.

[blackberry]

Hi David
About community feeding how do we know how much sugar syrup every hive took before overwintering ?

[johnlehr]

Is this done while top feeding colonies?

[dannymedford]

I used the bucket feeder and the tray full of rocks and sticks and had so many bees they were drowning each other. So i just decide to give each hive a pint a day and they have plenty of honey and so far no robbing. I'll add my candy boards when the frost gets here. By the the way I used the bucket last year, no problem.

[gixxerzone]

Thank you mr burns Greatly appreciated.

[takemeaerialphotography]

What about spreading diseases with community feeders?.

[davidsoloninka]

My mentor said that "community feeding" may spread disease/mites... your thoughts?
Thx

[karindinarda]

More great info! Thank you! I will be waiting for all your tips and tricks!

[kylefrench]

Thanks again David I'm excited and appreciate this 10 tips for September!

[entweetlefamily]

Unfortunately, I missed your livestream and I am very curious about several of the questions asked in this thread that you might have discussed in livestream. My question: Is there a downside to bees working on putting up comb on your waxed foundation frames this late in the year? Ie: would they be using their energy differently in September. First year beekeeper, here. I’m looking forward to watching all your online courses I purchased!

[toadrepublic]

Thank you for all the great information you provided us. Much appreciated.

[petestern]

Hi David. I thought we were to do 2:1 sugar ratio in the fall?

[henryisenberg]

How do you keep this from becoming yellowjacket-bee-healthy or hornet-bee-healthy?

[lcan]

I hear you say sugar water mix 1 to 1 but how much sugar water mix for the other products your adding . 1 gt, 1 gal, etc etc.

[phyllisflorian]

Thoughts about setting out frames that need to be cleaned up after honey harvest, as a community resource in a small backyard? (i.e. 20-30 yards away...?) Is it wise to set the frames out along with the 'secret feeding recipe'?

[pamhattabaugh]

Is there any chance you can cause a swarm by feeding too much? Right now I’m feeding a quart a day for three hives. Is that enough?

[Tribal]

Hi guys, is it too late to treat for varroa?
Thank you!

[richardhyatt-beekeeping]

I use gravel in my remote feeders, making sure they have higher areas to feed from. I found some bees seem to be fighting. But no, they are just cleaning up other bees. Fun to watch!