This calendar will be helpful in applying the right management practice at the right time. Plan ahead with your beekeeping, time your colony inspections and manipulations to prevent problems from developing. Timing varies by climate.

• March
  • Terramycin
• April
  • Swarm Control
  • Dividing a Colony
  • Installing a Package of Honey Bees
  • Transferring a Colony from a Box Hive to Modern Equipment
  • Using a Queen Excluder to Confine the Queen During a Honey Flow
• May
  • Supering a Colony
  • Hiving a Swarm
• June
  • Removing Surplus Honey
  • Moving a Colony
• July
  • Shade and Water for Honey Bee Colonies
  • Rendering Your Beeswax
• August
  • Requeening a Colony
• September
• October
  • Overwintering a Honey Bee Colony
• November
  • Feeding Bees with Hard Candy
• December
• January
• February