tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778487044098443919.post3980436215619999487..comments2023-10-15T15:55:52.817-06:00Comments on The Homestead Laboratory: Bee Reset: Honey, Mead, and Sterilizing the Hive BodiesJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05302653400986920552noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778487044098443919.post-55194743418294286202015-11-08T21:49:58.571-07:002015-11-08T21:49:58.571-07:00I agree, it's probably better to be safe than ...I agree, it's probably better to be safe than sorry on leaving the honey. But if your colony doesn't make it through, keep an eye out for robber bees! It would be a shame to lose what your bees didn't use.<br /><br />Happy to hear that you're expanding your apiary already! Will you go with packages for the two new ones?Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302653400986920552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778487044098443919.post-48970974711655940312015-11-08T03:45:25.326-07:002015-11-08T03:45:25.326-07:00I feel very fortunate that I haven't had to st...I feel very fortunate that I haven't had to sterilize a hive. I only hope it stays that way! I decided not to take honey this year, but leave them the two hive boxes for stores. We've had so much rain lately that there isn't much bee foraging going on. But - two more hives to be added next year! Very excited about that. I will uses the same method as you. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com