Class 7 2026: Fall and Winter Management

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Class 7 Lecture Video:

• Fall and Winter Management with Kim Mehalick, EAS Master Beekeeper (Password !26KMMbrrr)

Class 7 Quiz

Assigned Readings: Beekeeper’s Handbook, Chapters 8 and 11

Optional: Think of Winter Bees When Making Decisions

Videos: 

• Winter Beehive Cluster Time Lapse
• How to Estimate "Frames of Bees"

Browse:

• Making a Candy Board (from Beverly Bees)
• Wintering_Bees_in_Cold_Climates.compressed.pdf (Sammataro/Cornell)
• Help-bees-winter-PhilCraft.pdf 
• WinterizationGuide_canada.pdf
• WinteringBees_ Flottum.pdf
• "Why Did My Honey Bees Die?" (BeeInformed Partnership)
• My Favorite Fondant (Toni Burnham)
• Karla Eisen's Bee Candy
• Wrapping a Hive for a Northern Winter (University of Minnesota)