Every Season Has a Plan. We Execute It.

Beekeeping is a year-round discipline. The decisions made in spring determine your summer harvest. The work done in fall determines whether your colony survives winter. Anointed Apiaries manages your hive through every seasonal transition — from the first spring inspection to the final winterization — so your bees are never caught unprepared by shifting conditions.

What's Included in Seasonal Hive Preparation

• Spring: hive body reversal, supplemental feeding during dead zones, swarm inspection schedule begins.
• Spring: nectar flow monitoring and super addition to prepare for early season production.
• Summer: honey super management, mite population monitoring, mid-season colony assessment.
• Late summer/fall: honey super removal, post-harvest mite treatment, winter store evaluation.
• Fall: verification that colonies hold 60 to 80 lbs of capped honey for winter survival.
• Fall/winter: entrance reducer installation to deter rodents and reduce drafts.
• Winter: moisture quilt or insulation added to manage condensation and maintain cluster warmth.
• Year-round: visit scheduling adjusted to align with your local nectar flow and seasonal risk calendar.

Why Choose Anointed Apiaries

• Seasonal management is built into every program — there are no surprise add-ons.
• We follow your local climate and nectar flow data to time each management step correctly.
• Winter preparation is taken seriously: 60 to 80 lbs of stores is our minimum target, not a suggestion.
• Consistent beekeeper assigned to your account for continuity and institutional knowledge of your hive.
• Proactive rather than reactive: every seasonal transition is anticipated and planned in advance.

Service Specifics

• Included with all hive hosting programs.
• Spring preparation begins: February to March (varies by region).
• Winter store target: minimum 60 lbs of capped honey per colony.
• Winterization components: entrance reducers, moisture quilts or insulation wrap, upper ventilation check.
• Supplemental feeding: protein patties and 2:1 sugar syrup provided during dearth and pre-winter periods.
• Seasonal calendar provided to all hosted hive clients at the start of each year.

Year-round care is what separates a surviving hive from a thriving one. Get in touch to enroll your colony in our full seasonal management program.