Today we added mite treatments and top feeders to all of our beehives, preparing them for fall and winter.

I didn’t take many pictures today, since we were doing the same thing to all of them. Here’s a top feeder (the white box); it contains a trough where sugar syrup can be added (1:1 sugar and water currently, with a health additive); the bees can access it from inside the hive via a mesh in the middle:

Behind the scenes:

All hives with the top feeders, ready for fall and winter:

Cedar, Hot Pink, and Orange hives:

Purple, Turquoise, and Yellow hives: