Tomorrow the calendar will say "July" and many beekeepers are focusing on Spring extraction. It is easy to get caught up in the moment and there is a certain peace of mind that comes from "living in the now". But by the time you are all reading this,Fall will be upon us. Of all the seasons in beekeeping, I believe Autumn may be the most underrated in its importance in honey bee health. Much to do is made about "Winter losses" andmore currently, "Summer losses", but what about Fall? We hear less about what goes on in a hive during the changing colors of Autumn. Kudos to the beekeepers who have coined the phrase, "Take your losses in the Fall." Seasoned beekeepers, farmers, and other agricultural animal caregivers understand the importance of always thinking several seasons ahead of where they are - to ask where are we going? What are the goals? Now is a fleeting moment, but many of the decisions we make now can have lasting effects in the next seasonis.
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