Beekeeping calendars by region
Each page follows one extension or university calendar, in that calendar's own months, seasons or ranges.
Pick a region and a month to see one month at a time.
| Calendar | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | Not tied to a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | Mite check in March | Mite check in April | Mite check in May | Mite check in June | Mite check in July | Mite check in August | Mite check in September | Mite check in October | |||||
| Pennsylvania | Mite check in July | Mite check in August | Mite check in September | Summer, Fall, Winter | |||||||||
| Central North Carolina | Mite check in January | Mite check in February | Mite check in March | Mite check in June | Mite check in July | Mite check in August | Mite check in September | Mite check in October | Mite check in December | ||||
| Florida | Mite check in January | Mite check in February | Mite check in March | Mite check in June | Mite check in July | Mite check in August | Mite check in September | Mite check in October | Mite check in November | Mite check in December | |||
| Mississippi | Mite check in January | Mite check in February | Mite check in March | Mite check in July | Mite check in August | Mite check in September | Mite check in October | Mite check in November | Mite check in December | ||||
| Arkansas | Mite check in March | Mite check in April | Mite check in August | Mite check in October | |||||||||
| Missouri | Mite check in March | Mite check in April | Mite check in May | Mite check in June | Mite check in July | Mite check in August | |||||||
| Utah | Mite check in May | Mite check in June | Mite check in July | Mite check in August | Mite check in September | ||||||||
| California | Mite check in January | Mite check in February | Mite check in March | Mite check in April | Mite check in May | Mite check in June | Mite check in July | Mite check in August | Mite check in September | Mite check in October | Mite check in November | Mite check in December |
The nine calendars
Arkansas Beekeeping CalendarThe University of Arkansas extension calendar, month by month, with its two halves kept apart: what the bees are doing, and what the beekeeper does.
Backyard Beekeeping Timeline for CaliforniaUC Davis's one-page California timeline, with its two tracks kept apart: a first-year beekeeper's year, and a beekeeper who already has hives.
Beekeeping Calendar for Central North CarolinaMonth-by-month hive tasks from Nancy Ruppert's Calendar for Beekeeping in Central North Carolina (NC State Extension, updated December 2019).
Florida Beekeeping Management CalendarUF/IFAS Extension's Florida calendar (IN848), with its separate tables for north, central and south Florida kept side by side on one page.
Mississippi Beekeeping CalendarMississippi State University Extension's beekeeping calendar in its own four seasonal blocks, including the north-versus-south split in the spring honey flow.
Seasonal Apiary Management for MissouriUniversity of Missouri Extension's G7601, in the two tracks it is written in: a first year of establishing hives, a second of managing for honey.
Beekeeping Calendar for the NortheastCornell's month-by-month Northeast beekeeping calendar, reproduced as its own activity lists, with weather notes keyed to Ithaca, New York.
Honey Bee Management Throughout the Seasons (Pennsylvania)Penn State Extension's season-by-season honey bee management article, laid out as the seven seasons it names, with the months it does and doesn't date.
Beekeeping Annual Calendar for UtahUtah State University Extension publishes two beekeeping calendars, a statewide web one and a northern Utah PDF. Both are set out here, month by month.
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- Pacific Northwest: the nearest region with one is California, not written for Pacific Northwest.
- Texas: the nearest region with one is Arkansas, not written for Texas.
- Upper Midwest: the nearest region with one is Missouri, not written for Upper Midwest.
- Colorado: the nearest region with one is Utah, not written for Colorado.