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Laurence Edwards says the best colonies heading into winter are densely packed with bees covering full frames. A modest amount of bearding, where bees cluster on top of the hive, is fine and nothing to worry about.
Laurence Edwards says the best colonies heading into winter are densely packed with bees covering full frames. A modest amount of bearding, where bees cluster on top of the hive, is fine and nothing to worry about.
So as I always say, I like my colonies boiling with bees going into winter. You want to see them covering all of those frames, you want to see them crammed in, and a little bit of bearding really isn't the worst thing in the world.
