Late Winter Bee Management to Prepare for Spring @SourwoodFarm

Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

Visiting 5 out yards for quick colony survival checks but more importantly feeding the few that need it to set them up for a successful spring. Huge thanks to my daughter for filming.

For those interested in bees I'm taking orders for medium and deep spring nucs and will be selling queens from the breeders we checked in on.

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