Jacek's Beekeeping

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====== 2022/2023 Winter ======

===== Feeding in 2022/2023=====

  * **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 ^
|  **WINTER**  ^^^^^|
| **2023-Feb-12:** | sugar        |    | #1,   #4, #5 | **SB** | Not needed yet. Just in the case |
|  **FALL **  ^^^^^|
| **2022-Oct-24:** | rest of 10lb of sugar         |  2:1 | #1, #3, #4, #5 | **RF** |   |
| **2022-Oct-20:** | 10lb of sugar         |  2:1 | #1, #3, #4, #5 | **RF** |   |
| **2022-Oct-16:** | rest         |  2:1 | #1, #3, #5 | **RF** |   |
| **2022-Oct-12:** | 10lb of sugar               |  2:1 | #1, #4, #5 | **RF** |   |
| **2022-Oct-07:** | 10lb of sugar + antibiotics |  2:1 | #1, #3, #4, #5 | **RF** | #2 died of PMS  |
| **2022-Sep-27:** |  |  1:1.30 | moved from #2 to empty #1 | **RF** | #2 does not want to eat  |
| **2022-Sep-25:** | from 10lb of sugar +a cup of MegaBee + HoneyBeeHealthy |  1:1.30 | 0.4 gallon #1,#3,#4, #5| **RF** | 10:00 am at 60F,  |
| **2022-Sep-22:** | rest from last |  1:1.30 | 0.4 gallon #1, #5| **RF** | 1:00 pm at 78F, from 10lb of sugar +a cup of MegaBee + HoneyBeeHealthy |
| **2022-Sep-19:** | from 10lb of sugar +a cup of MegaBee + HoneyBeeHealthy |  1:1.30 | 0.4 gallon all hives | **RF** | 3:00 pm at 78F, from 10lb of sugar +a cup of MegaBee + HoneyBeeHealthy |
| **2022-Sep-07:** |  |  1:1.30 | #1 got a bag | **PB** | 10:50 am at 72F, 6th of 7 bags from 10lb of sugar +a cup of MegaBee + HoneyBeeHealthy |
| **2022-Sep-04:** | 5 of 7 bags from 10lb of sugar +a cup of MegaBee + HoneyBeeHealthy  |  1:1.30 | all hives got a bag | **PB** | 12:30 pm at 72F, |
| **2022-Aug-24:** |  |  1:1.30 | #2, #3W got bags from #5 | **PB** | 11:30 am at 80F |
| **2022-Aug-22:** | 2.5 gallon total , a cup of MegaBee and antibiotic |  1:1.30 | all,  | **PB** | 12:30 pm at 80F |
| **2022-Aug-19:** |  |  1:1.30 | | **PB** |  |
| **2022-Aug-15:** |  |  1:1.30 | #1,#2,#3 1.33L, #3W,#4 2.65L, #5 none | **PB** | 3:30 pm at 75F |
|  **SPRING**  ^^^^^^|
| **2022-Apr-21:** | **PP**/**SB** |  half of Bee-Pro+ | as needed |  | 1:30 pm at 60F |
| **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 2022 =====

  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2v9woKixwo|23.08.2018 Lek na warrozę, paski gliceryny z kwasem szczawiowym. miodykamionek.pl]] Nowy sposób podawania kwasu szczawiowego, paski kartonowe nasączone roztworem gliceryny i kwasu. 1000 g gliceryny spożywczej, 600 g kwasu szczawiowego podgrzewamy do 65 °C, nie więc bo kwas się rozłoży. Paski kartonowe 3 na 35 cm, rozmiar na korpus dadanta. Po nasączeniu na drugi dzień aplikujemy na ramki. Można stosować przed pozyskiwaniem miodu.
  * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm7TTYAMZhI
  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP60hsPa38Q|How to prepare OXA cardboard strips]]
  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGMRqjJe-y4|how to make glycerin oxalic acid stripes varroa treatment (c) APIS POWER Beekeeper Bert]]
  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Ape6C6mjA| Rosyjski Argentyjczyk]]
  * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1incUoWJ4Y&t=13s
  * [[https://blog.foxhoundbeecompany.com/aluen-cap-a-varoa-mite-treatment-using-oxalic-acid/|AluenCap]]
  * [[https://www.beesource.com/threads/anatomy-of-a-mite-crash.347723/|Anatomy of a mite crash]]
  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy3g5_MrpyI|Varroa Mite Treatment: Extended Release Oxalic Acid on Swedish Sponge]]
  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vMqRFjBcS8|Making Randy Oliver's Oxalic Acid Sponges]]

**1/2 tsp made of 2x 1/4 tsp = ~3g**

^  Date\Hive  ^ [[bees_in_2022#hive_1n|1N]] ^ [[bees_in_2022#hive_1m|1M]] ^ [[bees_in_2022#hive_1s|1S]] ^ [[bees_in_2022#hive_2e|2E]] ^ [[bees_in_2022#hive_2m|2M]] ^ [[bees_in_2022#hive_2w|2W]] ^ [[bees_in_2022#hive_3e|3E]] ^ [[bees_in_2022#hive_3|3 was 3W]] ^ [[bees_in_2022#hive_3w|3W]] ^ [[bees_in_2022#hive_4e|4E]] ^ [[bees_in_2022#hive_4| 4 was 4M]] ^ [[bees_in_2022#hive_4w|4W]] ^ [[bees_in_2022#hive_5|5]] (10FR) ^  Notes  ^
|  **2022-Nov-07**  |  1/2 tsp    ^^|  n/a  ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp   | 54F outside |
|  **2022-Nov-04**  |  1/2 tsp    ^^|  n/a  ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp   | 64F outside |
|  **2022-Nov-02**  |  1/2 tsp    ^^|  n/a  ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp   | 54F outside |
|  **2022-Oct-30**  |  1/2 tsp    ^^|  n/a  ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp   | 50F outside |
|  **2022-Oct-27**  |  1/2 tsp    ^^|  n/a  ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp   | 46F outside, almost all bees in the hive |
|  **2022-Oct-24**  |  1/2 tsp    ^^|  n/a  ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp   |  |
|  **2022-Oct-19**  |  1/2 tsp    ^^|  n/a  ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp   |  |
|  **2022-Oct-16**  |  1/2 tsp    ^^|  n/a  ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp   |  |
|  **2022-Oct-12**  |  1 tsp (~6g) 20+ mite drop  ^^|  n/a  ^^|  1 tsp (~6g)   ^^|  1/2 tsp  (~3g)  ^^|  1 tsp (~6g)  |  |
|  **2022-Oct-08**  |  1/2 tsp    ^^|  n/a  ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp   |  |
|  **2022-Oct-07**  |  1/2 tsp    ^^|  n/a  ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp    ^^|  1/2 tsp   |  |
|  **2022-Oct-02**  |  2 tsp    ^^|  **died of PMS**  ^^|  2 tsp    ^^|  1 tsp    ^^|  2 tsp   |  |
|  **2022-Sep-24**  |   ^^|   ^^|  removed OAE  ^^|  removed OAE  ^^|   |  |
|  **2022-Sep-22**  |  removed OAE  ^^|  removed OAE  ^^|  5 stripes  ^^|   4 stripes    ^^| removed  OAE |  |
|  **2022-Aug-05**  |  10 stripes  ^^|  10 stripes  ^^|  5 stripes  ^^|   4 stripes   ^^| 5stripes  | 500g glicerine/500g OA |
|  **2022-Aug-01**  |  2 tsp    ^^|  2 tsp  ^^|  1 tsp  ^|  1 tsp  |   1/2 tsp  ^^| 1.5tsp  | #1N/M/S is one, #2E/M/W is one, #3E/M is one |
|  **2022-Jul-09**  |  1 tsp    ^^|  1 tsp  ^^|  1 tsp  ^|  1/2 tsp  |    1/2 tsp   ^^| 1 tsp  | #1N/M/S is one, #2E/M/W is one, #3E/M is one |
|  **2022-Jun-13**  |  1 tsp    ^^|  1 tsp  ^^|  1 tsp  ^|  1 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  ^^|  1 tsp  | #1N/M/S is one, #2E/M/W is one, #3E/M is one |
|  **2022-May-28**  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  |  1 tsp  ^^|  1/2 tsp  ^|  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp |  1/2 tsp  |  1/2 tsp  | 1/2 tsp  | #2E/M/W is one, #3E/M is one |
|  **2022-May-16**  |  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-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 |


===== 10 Frame Paradise and BeeMax poly =====

==== Insulation ====


Clear foil, so one can see bees without letting them out. Rope pieces give enough space between the foil and top bars for bees to cross over.

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Reflectix on both sides with air gap (>R-6). Reflectix is a gasket at the same time so there is no air leak from/to the boxes.

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2in XPS (R-10) and Paradise roof (~R-7)

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==== Wintering ====
== 2023-Feb-27===
  * #1, #4 flying at 56F,  #5 alive
=== 2023-Feb-12===
  * #1 flying at 50F, #4, #5 alive
  * #3 dead.
  * #1,#4,#5 got **3.3lb sugar brick**

=== 2023-Feb-08===
  * #1 flying at 42F, #4, #5 alive
  * #3 dead?

=== 2023-Feb-05===

#1 hive has bees flying at 44F in sun around noon

=== 2023-Jan-11===
#1, #3, #4, #5 hive has bees flying at 50F 

=== 2023-Jan-10===

#1 hive has bees flying at 44F in sun around noon

=== 2022-Dec-29===

**Bees were flying from all hives** at 52F after one week of very cold weather with temperatures sometimes below 0F.

=== 2022-Nov-14 ===

It was 22F at night and 38F when the picture was taken. No signs of clustering.

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