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Instructions
Open the hive and check your queen one last time before cold weather sets in.
Make sure the queen is not old or sick.
Provide a windbreak such as a building, trees, shrubs, a wall or a fence.
Combine the hive with a stronger colony if it is weak.
Make sure the upper hive has enough honey and pollen to feed the bees throughout the winter.
Remove the queen extruder.
Provide an upper entrance to the hive.
Add an entrance block to minimize the opening and keep mice out.
Medicate hives at this time for mites, Nosema and other diseases.