Hive Strafford5
County: Strafford
Bee Race: Northern
Source: Caught a swarm, virgin queen marked
Queen: 1st Year
Hive Name: 10 NUC
Hive details:
- 5 Frame Langstroth
- 17" off the ground
- hive entrance: 3/8" x 1/2"
- upper entrance: 3/8" x 1/2"
- closed bottom board
- Stack (bottom to top):
Deep, deep, inner cover, moisture vent system
- Winterization:
bee cozy, tyvek, colony quilt, 2" insulation on top
Notes:
-1-15-21 : A cleansing flight occurred at lower entrance.
- 1/27/21 : added 8.24lb candy board
- 2-24-21 Dry Candy board
- 3-9-21 Bees Flying top and bottom entrance
- 3-12-21 Open fed pollen
- 3-21-21 Natural Pollen Green, Light Yellow, Fed 1/8 lb. Fondant, Fed 1/8 Lb. Pollen Patty
- 4-4-21 Removed Candy Board, Dry inner cover
Natural Pollen Green, Light Yellow Red Maple, Light
Brown
Fed 1/8 lb. Fondant, Fed 1/8 Lb. Pollen Patty
Dry Inner Cover
Before Wrapping
Jan 20, 2021
Bees have moved up
Heat loss at inner cover
Heat generated on left & right are from banking nucs
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
November 2020
