5 Be aware of the need for stores.

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During the season a thriving colony requires 10lb honey to survive a week (equivalent of 2 x brood frames of stores)
Stores primarily means carbohydrate (nectar or honey) also pollen for protein to feed the brood
To provide the bees with food during the june gap, late autumn, winter and early spring months and during prolonged periods of poor weather in the “honey flow” season