First Frost: The beginning of the end

I took this picture Wednesday morning and forgot to put it up on the blog. I believe that it is our first official frost of the year. I call it the beginning of the end because the nectar flow has essentially stopped in all forms. There will still be the odd flower here and there but most of them are done for the season.

First frost: Oct 13

The bees will now be relying on their winter stores to make it through to the spring. I will be checking the weight of the hives and may be adding a bit of syrup to some colonies. I currently have to wait for the mite treatments to finish so that I can place on the hive top feeders.