Jacek's Beekeeping

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====== Winter survival ======
  * 2026-Jan-08 : all 7 hives flying at 50F.

===== Oxialic Acid 2025=====

  * [[https://www.mitecalculator.com/|Mite Calculator]]
  * [[Varroa]]
  * [[easyvap|EasyVap parts]]
  * 1xSSP means 2 halfs of Swedish Sponge Pad soaked in OA + Glycerin per [[https://scientificbeekeeping.com/instructions-for-extended-release-oxalic-acid/|scientificbeekeeping.com]]
  * RM SSP - removed SSP
  * BB - **B**rod **B**reak
  * 16M - means 16 mites on bottom board after last OAV
  * 3drp - means 3 mites drop 1-2 days after OAV

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

^  Date\Hive        ^   [[hive_1|#1]] gooseberry DLD ^  [[hive_2|#2]] gate E DLD ^  [[hive_3|#3]] peach W ^  [[hive_5|#5]] fir DLD (2 colonies)  ^  [[hive_7|#7]] peach E ^  [[hive_9|#9]] gate W DLD ^  Notes  ^
|~~                 |  1                    | 2                    |  3                    |     5                                  |  7                |   9               |~~   |  
^  **2025-Oct-29**  |  3/4 tsp              |  1/2 tsp             |  3/4 tsp              |    1/2 tsp / 3/4 tsp        |   3/4 tsp    |  3/4 tsp          |  55F, OAV on top of SSP OAE  |
^  **2025-Oct-29**  |  8   drp/3days       |  0 drp/3days         |  19 drp/3days         |  4 drp/3d W, 34 drp/3d  E  |   110 drp/3days             |   8drp/3d       |  55F   |
^  **2025-Oct-26**  |  3/4 tsp              |  1/2 tsp             |  3/4 tsp              |    1/2 tsp / 3/4 tsp        |   3/4 tsp    |  3/4 tsp          |  47F, OAV on top of SSP OAE  |
^  **2025-Oct-26**  |  30   drp/3days       |  3 drp/3days         |  46 drp/3days         |  12 drp/3d W, 39 drp/3d  E  |   230 drp/3days             |   16 drp/3d       |  47F   |
^  **2025-Oct-23**  |  3/4 tsp              |  1/2 tsp             |  1/2 tsp              |    1/2 tsp              |   3/4 tsp    |  3/4 tsp          |  47F, OAV on top of SSP OAE  |
^  **2025-Oct-23**  |  66   drp/3days       |  5 drp/3days         |  45 drp/3days         |  27 drp/3d W, 45 drp/3d  E  |   400+ drp/3days             |   57 drp/3d       |  47F   |
^  **2025-Oct-20**  |  3/4 tsp              |  1/2 tsp             |  1/2 tsp              |    1/2 tsp              |   3/4 tsp    |  1/2 tsp          |  62F, OAV on top of SSP OAE  |
^  **2025-Oct-20**  |  200+ drp/3days       |  wet                 |  to wet               |  20+ drp/3d W, 64 drp/3d  E  |   300+ drp/3days            |   32 drp/3d       |  62F   |
^  **2025-Oct-17**  |  1/2 tsp              |  1/2 tsp             |  1/2 tsp              |    1/2 tsp              |   1/2 tsp    |  1/2 tsp          |  69F, OAV on top of SSP OAE  |
^  **2025-Oct-17**  |  110 drp              |  7 drp               |  5 drp                |  52 drp W, 33 drp  E  |   78 drp              |   20 drp       |  69F   |
^  **2025-Oct-16**  |  162 drp              |  13 drp               |  32 drp                |  84 drp W, 76 drp  E  |   96 drp              |   45 drp       |  67F  |
^  **2025-Oct-15**  |                       |  1/2 tsp             |  1/2 tsp              |                       |                |  1/2 tsp            |  58F , OAV on top of SSP OAE |
^  **2025-Oct-15**  |  100 drp              |  2 drp               |  7 drp                |  35 drp W, 32 drp  E  |   72 drp              |   4 drp       |  67F, OAV on top of SSP OAE  |
^  **2025-Oct-14**  |  1/2 tsp                   |                      |                      |  1/2 tsp W, 1/2 tsp  E  |   1/2 tsp          |                  |  67F, OAV on top of SSP OAE  |
^  **2025-Oct-14**  |   1xSSP  -  28 drp      |  1xSSP  - 1 drp      |  1xSSP  - 6 drp       |  1xSSP  W - 7 drp, 1xSSP E - 11 drp  |   1xSSP  - 17 drp  |  1xSSP  - 4  drp  |  67F, drop counted after **1 day** from last bottom board cleanning|
^  **2025-Sep-21**  |   1xSSP  -  0 drp      |  1xSSP  -   drp      |  1xSSP  - 12 drp       |  1xSSP  W - 5 drp, 1xSSP  - 16 drp E |   1xSSP  - 14 drp  |  1xSSP  -   drp  |  76F, drop counted after **1 day** from last count  |
^  **2025-Sep-20**  |   1xSSP  - 0 drp      |  1xSSP  - 3 drp      |  1xSSP  - 26 drp       |  1xSSP W - 15 drp, 1xSSP  - 20 drp E |   1xSSP  - 27 drp  |  1xSSP  - 2 drp  |  76F, drop counted after **2 days** from last count  |
^  **2025-Sep-13**  |   1xSSP  - 8 drp      |  1xSSP  - 1 drp      |  1xSSP  - 9 drp       |  1xSSP W - 19 drp, 1xSSP  - 50 drp E |   1xSSP  - 33 drp  |  1xSSP  - 10 drp  |  78F, drop counted after **5 days**  |
^  **2025-Sep-11**  |   3/4 tsp  - 11 drp    |  3/4 tsp  - 5 drp      |  0 tsp  - ? drp       |  3/4 tsp W - 3 drp, 3/4 tsp  - 15 drp E |   3/4 tsp  - 34 drp  |  3/4 tsp  - 19 drp  |  77F  |
^  **2025-Sep-08**  |   1/2 tsp  - 17 drp    |  1/2tsp - 1 drp      |  1/2tsp - 0 drp       |  1/2 tsp W - 2 drp, 1/2 tsp - 8 drp E  |   1/2tsp - 7 drp  |  1/2tsp - 1  drp  |  62F  |
^  **2025-Sep-04**  |  1/2 tsp  - 9 drp     |  1/2tsp - 1 drp                 |  1/2tsp - 0 drp                  |  1/2 tsp W - 0 drp, 1/2 tsp - 2 drp E  |   1/2tsp - 1 drp              |    1/2tsp - 0  drp             |  63F  |
^  **2025-Aug-22**  |  1/2 tsp  - 1 drp     |  1/2tsp - 1 drp                 |  1/2tsp - 0 drp                  |  1/2 tsp W - 0 drp, 1/2 tsp - 0 drp E  |   1/2tsp - 2 drp              |    1/2tsp - 0  drp             |  77F  |
^  **2025-Aug-10**  |  1/2 tsp  - 0 drp     |  1/2tsp - 0drp                 |  1/2tsp - 0drp                  |  1/2 tsp W - 3drp, 1/2 tsp - 2drp E  |   1/2tsp - 1drp              |    1/2tsp - 0 drp             |  83F  |
^  **2025-Jul-28**  |  1/2 tsp                   |  1/2                 |  1/2                  |  1/2 tsp W, 1/2 tsp - 2drp E  |   1/2              |    1/2              |  84F  |
^  **2025-Jul-17**  |  1/2 tsp                   |  1/2                 |  Brood break          |  1/2 tsp W, 1/2 tsp E  |   1/2              |    1/2              |  79F  |
^  **2025-Jul-01**  |  1/2 tsp                   |  1/2                 |  0 tsp                |  1/2 tsp W, 0 tsp E   |   1/2               |    1/4              |  84F, cleaned bottom boards in hives  |
^  **2025-Jun-15**  |  1/2 tsp                   |  1/4                 |  1/4 tsp              |  1/4 tsp W, 1/4 tsp E  |   1/4              |    1/4              |  70F, cleaned bottom boards in gooseberry and fir hives  |
^  **2025-Apr-29**  |  1/2 tsp                   |  n/a                 |  n/a                  |  1/2 tsp            |  n/a                  | n/a                 |  57F  |
^  **2025-Apr-03**  |  1/2 tsp                   |  n/a                 |  n/a                  |  1/2 tsp            |  n/a                  | n/a                 |  49F  |