https://bees.n9ery.org/ 2026-07-28T17:57:55+00:00 https://bees.n9ery.org/ https://bees.n9ery.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2026-04-04T19:54:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://bees.n9ery.org/doku.php?id=6_frame_hives&rev=1775332456&do=diff 6 Frame Hive Beekeeping Building 6 Frame components Drawings * [Bottom Board] * [ Super Box] * [ Brood Box] * [ Ventilation Box]. Stopped using as ventilation box. Now is the place to put a round feeder or sugar block. * [ Morris Board] * [ Snelgrove Board] Deep boxes Bottom board 6 Frame Towers 6 Frame wintering 2021/2022_winter page describes preparation, setup and results. text/html 2022-04-17T23:36:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://bees.n9ery.org/doku.php?id=2021_2022_winter&rev=1650238617&do=diff 2021/2022 Winter 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+ text/html 2023-02-27T18:58:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://bees.n9ery.org/doku.php?id=2022_2023_winter&rev=1677524292&do=diff 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: text/html 2024-06-10T19:43:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://bees.n9ery.org/doku.php?id=2023_2024_winter&rev=1718048635&do=diff 2023/2024 Winter 2023/2024 Winter preparation Insulating hives 2 pieces of rope and a clear foil Reflectix as a gasket not insulation. Inner cover with closed ventilation hole. It presses edges against Reflectix gasket and seals the clear foil below. text/html 2026-01-10T15:59:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://bees.n9ery.org/doku.php?id=2025_2026_winter&rev=1768060762&do=diff Winter survival * 2026-Jan-08 : all 7 hives flying at 50F. Oxialic Acid 2025 * Mite Calculator * Varroa * EasyVap parts * 1xSSP means 2 halfs of Swedish Sponge Pad soaked in OA + Glycerin per scientificbeekeeping.com * RM SSP - removed SSP * BB - Brod Break * 16M - means 16 mites on bottom board after last OAV text/html 2025-06-27T22:04:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://bees.n9ery.org/doku.php?id=beekeeping_by_the_numbers&rev=1751061856&do=diff Beekeeping By The Numbers Copied from * By The Numbers HONEY WEIGHT PER VOLUME HONEY VOLUME WEIGHT 1 Gallon 12 lb 1 Quart 3 lb 1 Pint 1.5 lb ½ Pint 12 oz 1 cup 340g / 12 oz HONEY PER SINGLE FRAME Name Frame Size Amount of Honey it can hold text/html 2026-06-09T22:24:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://bees.n9ery.org/doku.php?id=langstroth_version_of_dld&rev=1781043845&do=diff Langstroth version of Dartington Long Deep (LDLD) Hive manipulation See BeeHaus Manual. BeeHaus is Omlet's commercial version of the DLD. Current view LDLD - Langstroth version of DLD. I manage the LDLD like described by Dartington in his book or **Omlet** manual for their commercial version of text/html 2026-06-21T12:39:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://bees.n9ery.org/doku.php?id=my_queens&rev=1782045544&do=diff Queens 2026 * C - Carniolan * R - Russian Alive Hive Location Number Source Mother Date Color/Mark Status Comments ~~ Hive Location Number Source Mother text/html 2026-04-04T14:07:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://bees.n9ery.org/doku.php?id=sidebar&rev=1775311674&do=diff Quick Links * Beekeeping By The Numbers * 2025/2026 Winter * 2023/2024 Winter * 2022/2023 Winter * 2021/2022 Winter * 6 Frame hives * Langstroth version of DLD * Spring * Summer * Fall * Winter * My queens text/html 2025-04-17T18:28:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://bees.n9ery.org/doku.php?id=spring&rev=1744914512&do=diff <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcM2dQvsXwQ&ab_channel=PasiekanaBradzie> Blinov method for fast spring increase Introduction The queen will not lay eggs unless all four are present: * Proteins (pollen) * Energy (sugar/honey) * Water ( to make royal jelly) * Temperature. The Blinov method provides all text/html 2025-06-26T17:39:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://bees.n9ery.org/doku.php?id=start&rev=1750959554&do=diff My Beekeeping This will be public info about my beekeeping : hives, methods and results of my experiments. My Queens This will be updated as I go along. It begins with Carniolan queen in 2018 My Queens External links * Ventilation of Beehives, Includes Airflow in Beehives * University of Guelph Honey Bee Research Centre * FIELD GUIDE TO BEEKEEPING - THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL * Hive Thermodynamics by Etienne Tardif from Yukon text/html 2026-02-12T17:38:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://bees.n9ery.org/doku.php?id=winter&rev=1770917899&do=diff Winter Winter Fondant * 2 cups of water * 2 tbsp of viniger * 10lb of Walmart sugar (beets sugar) * heat up steady adding sugar and mixing. Do not let temperature exceed 234F. Links *