We confess. Posting hasn’t been a priority. There have been a number of posts over the summer using our Facebook page, but in general we have been slacking with media. Thank you loyal followers!
Yellow jackets stress hives. Please do your part to reduce their populations!! We witnessed plenty of dead yellow jackets out front of hives and a full on war in the entrances of our Valley Chapel Yard. We killed over 40 yellow jackets with our fingers and hive tools as they sought to gain access to the hives.
We fit in some mite treatments using oxcalic acid vaporizers, but it definitely wasn’t enough! Our treatment routine was down a lot this year. We honestly aren’t expecting great survival numbers over winter due to the hot and dry summer and not enough mite treatments. We shall see. Most are good on food.
Praying for a better year next year!
