• The North Texas Winter Beekeeping Checklist — Digital Guide
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The North Texas Winter Beekeeping Checklist — Digital Guide

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Most winter beekeeping advice was written for the North — wrapped hives, months of cluster, deep snow. Almost none of it applies here.

This is a month-by-month plan for Zone 8a, where winter is warm, short, and still perfectly capable of killing a hive. It runs from August mite season straight through the February starvation window, written from our own yard near Kemp, Texas.

What's inside — 6 pages

  • Why Texas winter kills differently: mites decided in September, starvation on warm days, moisture instead of cold
  • August–September: mite counts, treatment thresholds, and shoring up the roster before fall
  • October–November: feeding to weight, the 50 lb stores target, and setting the winter configuration
  • December–February: hefting, emergency feeding, and hitting the broodless oxalic window
  • Feeding recipes, stores targets, and a don'ts list worth taping inside the lid
  • Red flags worth a second look

Prepared by Ricky Tharp — Apprentice Beekeeper, Texas Master Beekeeper Program (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension) and Secretary, Kaufman Area Beekeepers Association.

Instant PDF download. Print it, mark it up, keep it in the bee shed.

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