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Swarms Keep an eye on your bees this time of year. Make sure
they have plenty of room to expand within the hive - add frames boxes as needed. You'll need to look for swarm cells,
which are usually found at the bottom of frames. A good rule of thumb: if your queen has layed in 70% of a hive, get
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Honey flow Is there any new white wax at the edges of your top bars?
If so, it is time to add honey supers. Adding one or two supers ahead of time is sure to keep your bees working happy.
Remember to keep an eye out for unusual behavior - slowing down, not a lot of activity, no evidence of a queen, disease, too
many drone cells. These signs could spell trouble if you ignore them. Read up on your beekeeping material to know
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Keeping up with the Honey Flow
Are the honey supers full? Replace them, so the bees can keep on working. Next month
is extracting time and we want to keep them producing right now.
On another note, some resources suggest re-queening
the hive at this time of year. It's optional, but it can't hurt to read about the why's and how's of it.
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Honey Extraction Time September, while the weather is still warm, is the time
to extract honey. It is recommended to remove all honey supers to force your bees to fill the empty brood areas from
the fall flow. Another September task - installing mouse guards.
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Fall
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