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

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
How to prepare OXA cardboard strips
how to make glycerin oxalic acid stripes varroa treatment (c) APIS POWER Beekeeper Bert
Rosyjski Argentyjczyk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1incUoWJ4Y&t=13s
AluenCap
Anatomy of a mite crash
Varroa Mite Treatment: Extended Release Oxalic Acid on Swedish Sponge
Making Randy Oliver's Oxalic Acid Sponges

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

Date\Hive	1N	1M	1S	2E	2M	2W	3E	3 was 3W	3W	4E	4 was 4M	4W	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.

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.

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

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