<div dir="ltr"><div>Here is a quick intro for the newsletter. </div><div><h3>Seasonal Notes from the Apiary</h3>
<p>After an unusually cool summer, the heat finally arrived in late September, and now with scattered showers across the county this week, it feels like fall has begun in earnest.</p>
<p>If you haven’t harvested your honey yet, now is the time to plan. Extraction is much easier on warm days while the honey is still fluid; once it cools and begins to crystallize, the job gets harder. </p>
<p>It’s also a good moment to think about winter storage for your supers. A few reminders:</p>
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<p><strong>Freeze your frames</strong> before storing — this kills off pests.</p>
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<p><strong>Use sealed containers</strong> for smaller numbers of frames.</p>
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<p><strong>Avoid climate-controlled buildings</strong>, since wax moths thrive in them and will quickly destroy comb.</p>
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<p><strong>Consider Certan</strong> — an organic bacterial product that targets wax moths without harming bees.</p>
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<p>A little planning now will save you headaches come spring.</p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jennifer Berry<br>1 (415) 205-7440<br><br></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM Jim Lawson <<a href="mailto:communications@marinbees.org">communications@marinbees.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Please find attached a draft of the September/October version of the newsletter. It's pretty thin. Comments and suggestions welcome.<br>
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