Removed mouse guard
Removed insulation board
Installed 1 honey super & queen excluder
Installed boardman feeder
Fed 1-1 syrup & fumagellin
Archive for the ‘Feeders’ Category
Hive opening
Monday, April 29th, 2013Hive Feedings
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011Fed hives 2:1 Sugar/Water quart mix + 1/4 tsp fumagellin
Hive 2 Feeding
Sunday, October 16th, 2011Added 1 qt. 2:1 Feeder
Fall Feeding
Saturday, October 8th, 2011Added 1 Qt Feeders to both hives, mixture
- 1.5lbs Sugar
- 1 pint water
- 1/4 tsp Fumagellin
Hive Two Inspection
Saturday, April 30th, 2011I removed the top feeder with the following observations:
- feeder was dry of syrup
- A carpenter ant nest had moved in 100s of ant winged and unwinged in the black basen
- Hive bees agitated beneath the screen
Removed the feeder nocking ants to the ground. Replaced with Queen excluder and two honey supers (C & D). Honey super C has no built up wax and is closest to the hive bodies. Honey super D was harvested from last year and has wax, it is the top most super.
Removed empty tin of Apiguard from hive.
Hive looked healthy, with minimal activity at entrance
Spring Prep
Saturday, March 19th, 2011
Duct Tape on Top Feeder
Attached to this post is the 10 Frame Top Feeder I bought from Mann Lake. My first attempt at using this 2 years ago resulted in a large number of bees getting trapped in the mesh and eventually dieing. I have decided to try it again, but keep a better eye on the feeder and duct tape the edge of the feeder to better prevent Bee drowning.