Tucked in for Winter

I did a quick trip out to the Island today to wrap the hives and install mouse guards at the entrances for the winter. Sunny with temperature about 45 F so a few bees came out to express their annoyance at my intrusion. This will be my last check until March or April when I do my first Spring check and start feeding if necessary.

Going into winter I have seven hives - two survivors from last year, two nucs from this spring (by far the strongest) and three of the many swarms that I captured and combined over the summer).