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--- 2021_2022_winter [2022/03/25 21:10] – [Winter roof insulation] jacek
+++ 2021_2022_winter [2022/04/17 23:36] (current) – [Making sure that bottom entrance and ventilation are open after heavy snowfall] jacek
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 ====== 2021/2022 Winter ======
-===== 6 Frame hives =====
-[[6 Frame Hives]]
+===== Feeding in 2022=====
+  * **PB** - plastic bag
+  * **FF** - frame feeder
+  * **RF** - round feeder
+  * **B**  - plastic bottle
+  * **PP** - pollen patties
+  * **SB** - sugar block
+^ Date ^ Sugar/Patty ^ Solution  ^ Hives ^ Method ^ Comments ^
+| **2022-Apr-06:** | **PP**  | half of Bee-Pro+  | all  |  | 1:30 pm at 50F |
+| **2022-Mar-25:** | **SB** |   | resupplied 4 hives where sugar blocks were gone |  | 11:20 am at 43F |
+| **2022-Mar-20:** | **PP** | half of Bee-Pro+  | all except 3E, 4E |  | 2:30 pm at 46F |
+| **2022-Feb-20:** | removed all **PP** but 2 hives | left as experiment | left in 3E, 4E |  | 11:30 am, next try in 2-3 weeks |
+| **2022-Feb-16:** | **PP** | half of Bee-Pro+ | all hives |  | 11:30 am |
+| **2022-Feb-08:** | **SB** | n/a | all 6FR over 6FR |   | 1:30 pm |
+| **2022-Jan-12:** | **SB** | n/a | #5 |   | 11:30 am |
 ===== Oxialic acid in 2021 =====
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 ^  Date\Hive  ^ [[bees_in_2021#hive_1n|1N]] ^ [[bees_in_2021#hive_1m|1M]] ^ [[bees_in_2021#hive_1s|1S]] ^ [[bees_in_2021#hive_2e|2E]] ^ [[bees_in_2021#hive_2m|2M]] ^ [[bees_in_2021#hive_2w|2W]] ^ [[bees_in_2021#hive_3e|3E]] ^ [[bees_in_2021#hive_3m|3M]] ^ [[bees_in_2021#hive_3w|3W]] ^ [[bees_in_2021#hive_4e|4E]] ^ [[bees_in_2021#hive_4m|4M]] ^ [[bees_in_2021#hive_4w|4W]] ^ [[bees_in_2021#hive_5|5]]  (10FR) ^
-|~~                 | 1N        | 1M        | 1S        | 2E        | 2M        | 2W        | 3E        | 3M        | 3W        | 4E       | 4M        | 4W        | 5     ~~ |
 |  **2021-Oct-27**  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  | 1/2 tsp / 1 mite drop |
 |  **2021-Oct-18**  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  | 1/2 tsp / 16 mites drop |
-|  **2021-Oct-11**  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp |
+|  **2021-Oct-11**  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  | 1/2 tsp  |
-|  **2021-Sep-30**  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp |
+|  **2021-Sep-30**  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  | 1/2 tsp  |
 |  **2021-Sep-15**  | removed strips from all hives |
 |  **2021-Aug-19**  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 5 strips |   |   | 5 strips |
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 |  **2021-Jun-21**  | 1/8 tsp | 1/4 tsp | 1/8 tsp  |
 |  **2021-May-30**  | | 1/4 tsp |  | |1/4 tsp | ||| | 1/4 tsp |  | | 1/8 tsp  |
+====== 6 Frame hives ======
+[[6 Frame Hives]]
 ===== Feeding bees =====
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-==== Fully insulated ====
+===== Fully insulated =====
 A single hood covers three colonies. Each colony is made of two 6 frame deep boxes. Upper box was full of food (~40lb) going into winter. In March each colony got a sugar brick and a pollen substitute patty.
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-==== Making sure that bottom entrance and ventilation are open after heavy snowfall ====
+==== Making sure that bottom entrance and the only bottom ventilation are open after heavy snowfall ====
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-===== 10 Frame BeeMax poly =====
+====== 10 Frame BeeMax poly ======
 ==== Putting BeeMax together====
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+====== First spring inspection in 6 frame hives ======
+Done on Apr. 10, 2022 at 56F on a sunny day.
+  * all 12 hives had brood in all stages and young nurse bees.
+  * 3 hives had drone brood, too
+    * 1 hive had walking on the comb young drones.
+  * all hives had still capped sugar syrup from fall feeding
+    * minimum was half of the frame
+    * maximum was 3 frames and untouched sugar brick. It means they needed only ~22lb of capped stores (3 deep frames) for the whole winter.
+    * strongest hives got more sugar bricks from hives which had enough stores in frames.