[board] draft version of September/October newsletter

[Jed Nelson]

 Nice email. Another suggestion is to provide empty frames plenty of airflow to help prevent wax moth— set on sides, not stack on top of each other. Thanks
    On Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 04:37:30 PM PDT, Jennifer Robin Berry <jrobinberry at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 Here is a quick intro for the newsletter. 
Seasonal Notes from the Apiary

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.

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. 

It’s also a good moment to think about winter storage for your supers. A few reminders:
   
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Freeze your frames before storing — this kills off pests.

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Use sealed containers for smaller numbers of frames.

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Avoid climate-controlled buildings, since wax moths thrive in them and will quickly destroy comb.

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Consider Certan — an organic bacterial product that targets wax moths without harming bees.


A little planning now will save you headaches come spring.
Jennifer Berry
1 (415) 205-7440





On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM Jim Lawson <communications at marinbees.org> wrote:

Please find attached a draft of the September/October version of the newsletter. It's pretty thin. Comments and suggestions welcome.
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